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Short Leg Splint Supplies, Pediatric, Fiberglass

Kentucky 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 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$6.92$5.75 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$6.61 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $16Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $7

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
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.94
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$57.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.76
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
$3.24
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.76

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 31st of 51

$6.92

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.