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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 October 2026.

How much does Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast cost?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 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 $251 · 10th to 90th $98 to $3,467Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $141 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska 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· 20th of 51

$240

AK $562KY $155

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.