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Long Leg Cast Application

New Mexico 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$123 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$195 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,230Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $91 to $224
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $155

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
4 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
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 27th of 51

$158

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.