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Removal Or Splitting Open Of A Large Body Cast

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29710

This is a procedure to remove or split open a large, rigid cast that wraps around the trunk and hip area, such as one used after major spine or hip surgery. The cast is cut along its length so it can be checked, adjusted, or taken off without needing to build a new one right away.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Or Splitting Open Of A Large Body Cast cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$339$309 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$186 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $977Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $117 to $575
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $339

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
4 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
$40.74
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$339

AK $339MD $95.50

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.