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Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 29010

This is the application of a rigid, one-piece cast that wraps around the trunk, used to hold the spine still while a fracture heals, after certain spinal surgeries, or to help manage spinal curvature. Because it's applied in one continuous piece, it provides firm, consistent support without a separate upper and lower section. The cast is custom-molded to the individual's body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 4 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$234$178 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$245 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,820Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $145 to $355
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $324professional $234

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
$194.98
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $240 · 50th of 51
CA $646KY $219

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.