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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Ohio 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?

$528

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $528 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $324 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$135 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$324$145 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $79 to $2,138Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $107 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $324professional $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
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
4 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
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 31st of 51

$528

$204 physician + $324 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.