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Short Leg Cast Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass

North Dakota 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$48.98$37.15 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$37.15 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $37 to $93Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $20 to $74
$20$50$100$200$500facility $37professional $49

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
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.80

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 11th of 51

$48.98

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.