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Short Leg Cast Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4038

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$39.81 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$44.67 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $39 to $257Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $33 to $120
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $54professional $48

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in South Dakota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $47.86 · 21st of 51
SD $60.26DE $31.62

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.