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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Utah 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?

$523

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $523 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $288 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$186 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$288$191 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $191 to $794Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $129 to $759
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $234

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
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana 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

Utah· 32nd of 49

$523

$234 physician + $288 facility

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.