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Cast Windowing Procedure

Delaware 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 October 2026.

How much does Cast Windowing Procedure cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$43.65 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$63.10 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $52 to $891Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $39 to $79
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $87professional $54

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$56.23

AK $182FL $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.