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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Alabama rates for HCPCS 29055

A large cast is applied that wraps around the chest and continues down the arm, holding the shoulder in a set position. Keeping the shoulder and upper arm completely still lets a fracture or a repair heal in the right alignment. Padding is put on first and the cast is then moulded to the body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast cost?

$224

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $331.

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 $363 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,175Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $363professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 24th of 51

$224

CA $575KY $166

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.