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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Montana 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?

$486

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $486 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $257 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$229$209 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$257$224 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $200 to $479Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $363
$100$200$500facility $257professional $229

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
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11

Where Montana 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

Montana· 38th of 51

$486

$229 physician + $257 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.