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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Indiana 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?

$4,072

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,072 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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$182$138 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$3,090 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,318Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $126 to $282
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $182

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
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13

Where Indiana 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 feeIndiana $4,072 · 1st 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.