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Application Of A Body Cast, Shoulders To Hips

Massachusetts 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 8 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$309$182 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$174 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,715Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $141 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $245professional $309

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
$123.03
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Massachusetts· 10th of 51

$302

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.