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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Vermont 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?

$257

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $389.

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 $347 · 10th to 90th $50 to $501Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $166 to $427
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$257

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.