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Application Of A Halo Body Cast

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 29000

Puts on a rigid cast that encircles the trunk and connects to a metal ring anchored to the skull, locking the head, neck and body together as one unit. That connection to the head ring is what sets it apart from a plain trunk cast. It is used to hold the upper spine completely still while a fracture, an unstable neck or a surgical repair heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Halo Body Cast cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $372 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$245 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$263 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,288Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $186 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $372professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 27th of 51

$331

CA $1,072KY $224

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.