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Short Arm Splint Supplies, Adult, Plaster

South Dakota 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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$7.08$5.50 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$9.77 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $7

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
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
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
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$0.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.62

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$7.24

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.