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Short Leg Cast Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass

South 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$42.66$34.67 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$58.88 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $50 to $95Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $20 to $74
$20$50$100$200$500facility $59professional $43

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
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.80

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$42.66

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.