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Application Of A One-piece Rigid Body Cast

South 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$275$186 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$182 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,479Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $151 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $468professional $275

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
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
10 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
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 18th of 51

$282

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.