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Short Arm Splint Supplies, Adult, Plaster

Kentucky rates for HCPCS Q4021

Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), plaster

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Short Arm Splint Supplies, Adult, Plaster cost?

$5.01

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.01 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.01$4.07 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$4.68 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$53.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.90
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.54

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Rhode Island 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.

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$5.01

RI $13.80NY $3.39

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.