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Application Of A Lower Leg Splint

Vermont 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?

$85.11

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $97.72.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $79 to $501Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $60 to $170
$100$200$500facility $269professional $85

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$85.11

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.