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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

North Carolina 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?

$467

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $467 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 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$263$214 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$204$135 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $100 to $575Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $151 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $263

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$467

$263 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.