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Application Of A Body Cast, Shoulders To Hips

South 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 October 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$162 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$182 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,479Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $145 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $468professional $234

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$240

AK $631KY $155

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.