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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 July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast cost?

$776

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 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$174$132 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$251 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,512Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $123 to $288
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $603professional $174

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
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $776 · 17th 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.