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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Michigan 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?

$445

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $445 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $200 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$182 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$200$162 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $145 to $589Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $245

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$645.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$445

$245 physician + $200 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.