$329.41
Use 29040 when the body cast includes the head. This code includes one thigh but not the head.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29035 Body cast Medicare reimbursement rates in Vermont
Reports application of a trunk body cast extending from the shoulders to the hips and incorporating one thigh for immobilization. Compare 29035 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Vermont.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 29035 in Vermont?
Vermont has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$291.54
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Vermont
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$132.15
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Vermont
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Orthopedic casting
About 29035: Body cast from shoulders to hips with one thigh
Reports application of a trunk body cast extending from the shoulders to the hips and incorporating one thigh for immobilization.
This service covers applying a body cast from the shoulder region to the hips with one thigh incorporated into the cast. Orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians who apply casts use this type of immobilization when the prescribed cast must stabilize the trunk and extend onto a thigh, such as in selected fracture or spinal immobilization plans. The documentation should identify the clinical reason for immobilization and the cast’s anatomical extent, including the thigh involved.
Report the code for the cast application performed, not merely because a patient arrives wearing a body cast. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29035
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.73 · 19%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.88 · 77%
- Malpractice RVU0.37 · 4%
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
29035 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Vermont, from the same CMS release.
$324.41
Use 29044 when both the head and one thigh are incorporated into the body cast; this code includes one thigh without the head.
$353.45
Use 29046 when both thighs are included. This code describes a body cast incorporating one thigh.
Compare 29035 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$291.54
Facility
$132.15
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 29035 in Vermont.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,265
- Code
- 29035
- Physician work
- 1.73
- Practice expense
- 6.88
- Malpractice
- 0.37
GPCI2026.csv
105
- Locality
- Vermont
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.990
- Malpractice
- 0.506
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.73 | × 1.000 | 1.7300 |
| Practice expense | 6.88 | × 0.990 | 6.8112 |
| Malpractice | 0.37 | × 0.506 | 0.1872 |
| Total RVUs | 8.7284 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Vermont$291.54
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.73 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 6.88 | 0.99 |
| Malpractice | 0.37 | 0.506 |
(1.73 × 1 + 6.88 × 0.99 + 0.37 × 0.506) × $33.4009 = $291.54
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.73 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 2.06 | 0.99 |
| Malpractice | 0.37 | 0.506 |
(1.73 × 1 + 2.06 × 0.99 + 0.37 × 0.506) × $33.4009 = $132.15
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
29035 billing questions
How does this differ from a body cast that does not include a thigh?
This code is for a shoulder-to-hip body cast that incorporates one thigh. Use the code matching the cast’s documented anatomical extent.
When would a code that includes the head be more appropriate?
Choose the corresponding head-inclusion code when the body cast extends to include the head. This code describes a cast extending from the shoulders to the hips with one thigh included.
Should modifier 50 be appended?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this service.
What documentation supports reporting this application?
Document the indication for immobilization and the cast’s extent, including that it runs from the shoulders to the hips and incorporates one thigh.
How are same-session procedures paid?
CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction to other procedures performed in the same session.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
3,26229000,,Appl halo type body cast,A,,2.19,10.81,,3.19,,0.92,13.92,6.30,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,26329010,,Appl risser jacket body only,A,,2.01,7.06,,2.15,,0.43,9.50,4.59,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,26429015,,Appl rissr jacket bdy w/head,A,,2.35,7.28,,2.26,,0.48,10.11,5.09,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,26529035,,Appl body cast sho to hips,A,,1.73,6.88,,2.06,,0.37,8.98,4.16,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,26629040,,Appl bdy cst sho to hip head,A,,2.16,7.55,,2.33,,0.45,10.16,4.94,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,26729044,,Appl bdy cst sho to hip 1thi,A,,2.07,7.50,,2.30,,0.43,10.00,4.80,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,26829046,,Appl bdy cst sho to hip b th,A,,2.35,8.07,,2.52,,0.48,10.90,5.35,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
10204412,TX,18,HOUSTON,1.008,0.993,1.376
10304412,TX,99,REST OF TEXAS,1.000,0.949,0.903
10403502,UT,09,UTAH,1.000,0.940,0.898
10514512,VT,50,VERMONT,1.000,0.990,0.506
10611302,VA,00,VIRGINIA,1.000,0.983,0.706
10709202,VI,50,VIRGIN ISLANDS,1.000,1.011,0.985
10802402,WA,02,SEATTLE (KING CNTY),1.050,1.227,0.817