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Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast

North Dakota 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$398$302 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$158 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $135 to $417Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $240 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $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
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$363

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.