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Cast Windowing Procedure

West Virginia 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$67.61$47.86 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$100 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $69 to $457Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $40 to $129
$50$100$200$500facility $132professional $68

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
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
4 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
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.03

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 31st of 51

$67.61

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.