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Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 9 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$269$204 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$776 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $229 to $7,586Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $155 to $708
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $269

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
$199.53
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$660.69
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$977.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$602.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$741.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $309 · 15th of 51
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.