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Short Leg Splint Supplies, Pediatric, Fiberglass

South 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.24 to $12.88.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20facility $9professional $12

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
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
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 5th of 51

$12.02

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.