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Short Leg Cast Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass

South Carolina 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $52.48.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $40 to $55Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $22 to $56
$20$50$100facility $41professional $52

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
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
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$52.48

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.