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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Delaware 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?

$329

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $151 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$178$126 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$151$93.33 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $83 to $891Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $117 to $257
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $151professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 50th of 51

$329

$178 physician + $151 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.