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Short Leg Splint Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass

South Dakota rates for HCPCS Q4046

Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Short Leg Splint Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$19.50$12.88 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$26.92 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $23 to $44Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $34
$10$20$50$100$200facility $27professional $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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
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
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.74

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.9 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$19.50

RI $26.92NY $9.33

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.