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Short Leg Splint Supplies, Pediatric, Fiberglass

Louisiana 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.89$4.90 to $8.32
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 $7Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$0.1$1$10facility $0professional $6

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
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$0.87
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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.08

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 44th of 51

$5.75

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.