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Application Of A Body Cast, Shoulders To Hips

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 29035

Puts on a rigid cast that encases the trunk from the level of the shoulders down to the hips, holding the spine and trunk still. The head, arms and legs are left free; it is a trunk cast rather than a wrap that locks down one shoulder joint. It is used while a spinal fracture, a curvature or a surgical repair heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Body Cast, Shoulders To Hips cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $933 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 5 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$229$174 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$347 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,715Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $132 to $389
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $933professional $229

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
$181.97
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $257 · 24th of 51
CA $912KY $178

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.