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Body Cast Extending Over the Head

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 29040

Application of a body cast that runs from the shoulders down to the hips and also extends upward to hold the head and neck. Immobilizing the neck along with the trunk keeps the upper spine completely still while an injury or surgical repair heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Body Cast Extending Over the Head cost?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $417.

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 $550 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,074Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$794.33
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$251

AK $724MD $182

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.