How much does short leg cast application cost in Virginia?
CPT 29405 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Virginia.
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29405 Short leg cast application
Market typical price
$365
57 facilities · typical range $302 – $1,085 · 1.4× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$365
Medicare $266
$9 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $3,074
What Medicare pays
$266
Market typical
$365
Cash / self-pay price
$363
Prices near you — 57 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $9cash | 0.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Ballad Health Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon) | Hospital | $100cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Ballad Health Lonesome Pine Hospital (Big Stone Gap) | Hospital | $100cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ballad Health Russell County Hospital (Lebanon) | Hospital | $100cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ballad Health Smyth County Community Hospital (Marion) | Hospital | $100cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center (Petersburg) | Hospital | $100cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville) | Hospital | $237cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian) | Hospital | $237cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $237cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.8% |
| Sovah Health Danville (Danville) | Hospital | $269cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| VHC Health, Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington) | Hospital | $273negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $274negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Stafford Hospital (Stafford) | Hospital | $274negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Williamsburg) | Hospital | $286negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $318cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) | Hospital | $318cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church) | Hospital | $318cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) | Hospital | $318cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $318cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg) | Hospital | $330cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (Roanoke) | Hospital | $330cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 7.9% |
| Valley Health Warren Memorial Hospital (Front Royal) | Hospital | $349cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Valley Health Winchester Medical Center (Winchester) | Hospital | $349cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.6% |
| Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $363cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $363cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital — orthopedic-focused (Norfolk) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $395cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg) | Hospital | $395cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket) | Hospital | $458cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (Manassas) | Hospital | $458cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Augusta Health (Fishersville) | Hospital | $485negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (Culpeper) | Hospital | $587cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Twin County Regional Hospital (Galax) | Hospital | $673cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center (Suffolk) | Hospital | $761cash | 2.9× | — |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News) | Hospital | $761cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Portsmouth) | Hospital | $761cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health University Medical Center (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $979cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston) | Hospital | $1,192cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Forest campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,085negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Parham Doctors' Hospital — ortho/spine-focused campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,085negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Retreat Doctors' Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,085negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Chippenham Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,162negotiated | 8.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,162negotiated | 8.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| TriCities Hospital, formerly John Randolph Medical Center (Hopewell) gross charge | Hospital | $2,318negotiated | 8.7× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) gross charge | Hospital | $2,347negotiated | 8.8× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Medical Center (Salem) gross charge | Hospital | $2,366negotiated | 8.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg) gross charge | Hospital | $2,385negotiated | 9.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Reston Hospital Center (Reston) gross charge | Hospital | $2,403negotiated | 9.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles) gross charge | Hospital | $2,413negotiated | 9.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.1% |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg) gross charge | Hospital | $2,628negotiated | 9.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (Pulaski) gross charge | Hospital | $3,074negotiated | 11.6× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 9 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 29405 cost in Virginia?
For short leg cast application (CPT 29405) in Virginia, a fair self-pay price is around $365, with hospitals ranging from $302 to $1,085 across 57 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $266, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does short leg cast application cost in Virginia?
A fair self-pay price for short leg cast application (CPT 29405) in Virginia is around $365, with hospital prices ranging from $302 to $1,085 across 57 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 29405?
Medicare pays about $266 for short leg cast application (CPT 29405). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of short leg cast application?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.