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Application Of A Lower Leg Splint

Colorado rates for HCPCS 29515

This service applies a rigid, non-adjustable splint extending from the calf down to the foot, used to immobilize and support an injured lower leg, ankle, or foot while it heals. Unlike a cast, a splint can typically be removed for cleaning, swelling checks, or adjustment while still providing firm support. It's often used for a fracture, sprain, or after certain procedures where full permanent immobilization by a cast isn't yet appropriate.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Lower Leg Splint cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 7 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$72.44$53.70 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$135 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $72 to $4,786Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $49 to $170
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $372professional $72

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
$75.86
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Rhode Island. 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$93.33

WI $166RI $69.18

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.