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Figure-Eight Cast Application

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 29049

Applies a figure-of-eight cast that passes around both shoulders and crosses behind the back, holding the shoulders drawn back so a healing collarbone stays in good position. The casting material is moulded in place and hardens, rather than being a fabric strap or an adjustable brace. It is most often used after a break in the collarbone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Figure-Eight Cast Application cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$158$129 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$69.18 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $69 to $263Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $98 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $98professional $158

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
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$158

AK $282FL $74.13

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.