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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Maryland 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?

$158

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $229.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $56 to $617Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $112 to $302
$50$100$200$500facility $155professional $158

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
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$158

AK $562KY $155

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.