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Short Leg Splint Supplies, Pediatric, Fiberglass

Iowa rates for HCPCS Q4048

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.08 to $13.49.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $11

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
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
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
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.17

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$11.75

RI $13.49NY $4.68

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.