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Cast Windowing Procedure

Idaho 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$75.86 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$54.95 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $48 to $417Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $60 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $91

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$316.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
12 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
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$91.20

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.