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Adjustable Body Cast, Trunk Only

California rates for HCPCS 29020

A rigid cast is applied around the trunk with a turnbuckle built into it — a screw device that can be tightened over time to straighten a curved spine gradually. This version covers the trunk and does not extend up over the head.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Adjustable Body Cast, Trunk Only cost?

$1,318

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,318.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $1,318
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $1,318

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$912.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 70.8 times more in Florida than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 8th of 36

$1,318

FL $2,138SC $30.20

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.