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Long Leg Cast Application

Tennessee 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$162$126 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$204 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,820Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $162

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
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
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 20th of 51

$170

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.