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Long Leg Cast Application

North Dakota 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$234$195 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$105 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $105 to $269Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $372
$100$200$500facility $141professional $234

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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$234

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.