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Short Leg Cast Supplies, Pediatric, Fiberglass

Louisiana rates for HCPCS Q4040

Cast supplies, short leg cast, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglass

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $0.02 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$10.72 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.02$0.02 to $0.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $15Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$0.1$1$10facility $0professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Rhode Island 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.

Louisiana· 47th of 51

$12.88

RI $36.31NY $10.23

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.