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Application Of A Body Cast, Shoulders To Hips

North Carolina 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 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$263$186 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$204 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,288Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $138 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $263

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
$138.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$263

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.