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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Colorado 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?

$2,839

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,839 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$141 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$288 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $182 to $5,623Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $138 to $355
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $209

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeColorado $2,839 · 7th of 49
IN $4,072MD $245

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.