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Short Arm Splint Supplies, Adult, Plaster

Louisiana 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?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.27$3.47 to $5.89
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 $5Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$0.1$1$10facility $0professional $4

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
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
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
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 45th of 51

$4.17

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.