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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 October 2026.

How much does Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast cost?

$499

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $499 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $275 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$224$162 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$275$275 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $151 to $891Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $132 to $372
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $224

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 8.0 times more in New York than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 35th of 51

$499

$224 physician + $275 facility

NY $2,495MD $313

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.