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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 July 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 7 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$288$224 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$407 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $251 to $7,244Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646professional $288

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
$251.19
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$309

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.