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Short Leg Splint Supplies, Pediatric, Fiberglass

North Carolina 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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$8.91$7.24 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$10.23 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $9

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
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.46
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
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$8.91

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.