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Cast Windowing Procedure

Pennsylvania 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$60.26$45.71 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$50.12 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $42 to $550Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $42 to $74
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $79professional $60

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
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.61
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$309.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 40th of 51

$60.26

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.