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Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$302 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$302 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,698Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $234 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$776.25
5 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
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$407

AK $661MD $182

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.