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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

New York 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?

$2,495

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,495 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$174 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$692 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $263 to $4,467Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $204

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
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$588.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
5 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
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96

Where New York 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 York· 1st of 51

$2,495

$204 physician + $2,291 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.