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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $240.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,413Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $138 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $240professional $224

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 23rd 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.