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Short Leg Cast Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass

Kentucky rates for HCPCS Q4038

Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Short Leg Cast Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$30.20$25.12 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$28.84 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $29 to $87Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $44
$20$50$100$200facility $33professional $30

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
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
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
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.6 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.

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$30.20

HI $54.95NY $20.89

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.