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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Connecticut 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?

$1,891

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,891 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$209 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$380 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $275 to $5,888Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $155 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $269

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
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
4 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$1,891

$269 physician + $1,622 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.