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Removal or Splitting of a Full Arm or Leg Cast

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 29705

Taking off, or splitting open, a cast that covers a whole arm or a whole leg. A small oscillating saw cuts the hard shell, which either comes off completely or is divided into two halves so it can be loosened and reapplied. Splitting it is done to relieve pressure from swelling or to let the limb be examined.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal or Splitting of a Full Arm or Leg Cast cost?

$66.07

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $123.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $45 to $186
$50$100$200professional $66

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 2.5 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.

Wyoming· 20th of 51

$66.07

AK $132KY $53.70

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.