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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Mississippi 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?

$439

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $439 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $204 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$234$174 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$204$132 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $89 to $912Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $126 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $234

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
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 44th of 51

$439

$234 physician + $204 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.