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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 July 2026.

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

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$275$112 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$126 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $87 to $575Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $76 to $575
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $178professional $275

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
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$245

CA $324KY $100

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.