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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 July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast cost?

$3,391

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,391 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$229$162 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,549 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $257 to $10,471Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $129 to $589
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $229

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $3,391 · 3rd 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.