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Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast

North Carolina 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$251 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$145 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $100 to $692Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $182 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $195professional $355

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
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
11 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
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$355

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.