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Cylinder Cast Application

New York rates for HCPCS 29365

This is the application of a rigid cast that extends from the thigh down to the ankle, leaving the knee joint enclosed while typically keeping the foot and toes free. It is used to protect and stabilize the knee and lower thigh area, for example after certain knee injuries or surgery, while allowing weight bearing to be controlled by the treating clinician. The cast is molded to the leg and allowed to harden in place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cylinder Cast Application cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$95.50 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$661 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $204 to $4,467Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $195
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $112

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
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$323.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$338.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
5 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
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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 York· 43rd of 51

$112

AK $355KY $97.72

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.