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Short Leg Cast Supplies, Pediatric, Fiberglass

North Carolina 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.98 to $20.89.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $36Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $19

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
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
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
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$19.50

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.