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Rigid Body Cast Application, Including The Head

Maryland rates for HCPCS 29015

This service applies a rigid, full-body cast that wraps around the torso and extends up to cover the head, holding the spine in a fixed, corrected position. It is used to support and stabilize the spine, often in children being treated for a spinal curvature.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rigid Body Cast Application, Including The Head cost?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $316.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $37 to $170Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $162 to $407
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $50professional $251

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $251 · 48th of 51
CA $977KY $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.