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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

New Mexico 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?

$429

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $429 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $229 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$145 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$229$182 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $794Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $126 to $437
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $229professional $200

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
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $429 · 41st 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.