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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Idaho 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?

$551

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $551 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $269 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$240 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$269$200 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $170 to $676Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $186 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $282

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
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
19 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
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 28th of 51

$551

$282 physician + $269 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.