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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Rhode Island 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?

$214

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $282.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,129Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $129 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $214

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Rhode Island· 29th of 51

$214

CA $575KY $166

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.