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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Nevada 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?

$418

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $418 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $209 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$209$145 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$209$132 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $3,548Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $427
$10$100$1Kfacility $209professional $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
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana 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

Nevada· 44th of 49

$418

$209 physician + $209 facility

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.