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Long Leg Cast Application

Virginia 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$107 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$138 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $91 to $2,344Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $93 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $126

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
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
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
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$126

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.