go back

Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

North Dakota 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?

$574

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $574 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $219 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$355$263 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$219$135 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $135 to $275Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $219 to $603
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $219professional $355

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
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 26th of 51

$574

$355 physician + $219 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.