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Long Leg Cast Application

South 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$145$120 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$145 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,413Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $100 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $145

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
6 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
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$145

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.