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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

New Hampshire 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?

$776

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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$263$186 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$324 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $214 to $2,630Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $145 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
4 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
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 12th of 51

$776

$263 physician + $513 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.