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Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast

New Mexico 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$195 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$229 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,318Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $251

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
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
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
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 26th of 51

$263

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.