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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Pennsylvania 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?

$360

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $360 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $174 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$186$138 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$174$105 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $68 to $813Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $126 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $174professional $186

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
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 48th of 51

$360

$186 physician + $174 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.