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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

South Carolina 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?

$677

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $677 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $468 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$155 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$468$182 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,413Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $141 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $209

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
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
9 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
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 17th of 51

$677

$209 physician + $468 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.