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Short Arm Splint Supplies, Adult, Plaster

North Carolina 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.50 to $6.92.

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 $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $6

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
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.57
6 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
$2.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.74
Typical High
$0.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$6.46

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.