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Application Of A Lower Leg Splint

Iowa 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 8 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$105$72.44 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$123 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $78 to $2,291Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $49 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $229professional $105

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
$77.62
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$107

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.