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Cast Windowing Procedure

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 29730

This procedure cuts a small opening, or window, into an existing cast without removing the entire cast. It allows a clinician to inspect, clean, or treat the skin or a wound underneath while the rest of the limb stays supported and protected. The cut-out section can often be taped back in place afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cast Windowing Procedure cost?

$67.61

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $95.50.

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 $115 · 10th to 90th $46 to $759Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $44 to $95
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $115professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$144.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Minnesota 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.

Washington, DC· 21st of 51

$67.61

MN $126KY $52.48

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.