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Long Leg Cast Application

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 29355

Application of a rigid cast that extends from the thigh down to the foot or ankle, used to fully immobilize the leg while a fracture, dislocation, or surgical site heals. The cast holds the leg in a fixed position so the affected bones and joints do not move during recovery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Long Leg Cast Application cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $145 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$148 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$112 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $81 to $676Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $120 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $145professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$219

AK $437FL $110

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.