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Short Leg Walking Cast Application

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 29425

A provider applies a cast that covers the lower leg from just below the knee down to the toes, built with a reinforced sole so the patient can walk on it. It is used to support and immobilize the lower leg, ankle, or foot while a fracture or other injury heals. The sturdy walking base means crutches usually are not needed for getting around.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Short Leg Walking Cast Application cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $324 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$100 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$186 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,122Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $76 to $282
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $324professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $148 · 2nd of 51
AK $151HI $72.44

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.