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Cast Windowing Procedure

Vermont 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?

$77.62

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $110.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $50 to $501Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $55 to $117
$50$100$200$500facility $87professional $78

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 12th of 51

$77.62

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.