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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 October 2026.

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

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $0.02 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$18.20 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.02$0.02 to $0.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $25Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $45
$0.1$1$10facility $0professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.31
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Hawaii than in New York. 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.

Louisiana· 41st of 51

$21.88

HI $47.86NY $17.78

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.