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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Missouri 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?

$3,224

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,224 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$204$155 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$457 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $191 to $7,079Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $468
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $204

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
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $3,224 · 4th 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.