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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

New Jersey 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 July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast cost?

$950

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $950 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$209$141 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$209 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,786Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $123 to $501
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $741professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew Jersey $950 · 15th of 49
IN $4,072MD $245

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.