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Cast Windowing Procedure

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$45.71 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$120 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $65 to $3,311Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $37 to $89
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $56

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$660.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 46th 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.