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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 October 2026.

How much does Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast cost?

$816

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $816 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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$200$138 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$309 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $219 to $3,311Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $117 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $200

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
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,047.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 8th of 51

$816

$200 physician + $617 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.