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Shoulder Cast Supplies, Adult, Plaster

Louisiana rates for HCPCS Q4003

Cast supplies, shoulder cast, adult (11 years +), plaster

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shoulder Cast Supplies, Adult, Plaster cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 5 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$30.20$25.12 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$0.02 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $0 to $31Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $44
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $28professional $30

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
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $30.20 · 32nd of 51
HI $44.67RI $26.30

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.