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Long Leg Cast Application

South 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$200 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$126 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $120 to $240Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $148professional $245

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
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
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
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$240

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.