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Application Of A Lower Leg Splint

South Dakota 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$120$77.62 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$229 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $120 to $407Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $54 to $275
$50$100$200facility $347professional $120

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
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 3rd of 51

$145

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.