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Application Of A Shoulder Spica Cast

Wisconsin 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?

$1,619

Typical total for the visit. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,619 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$417$245 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$347 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $204 to $3,548Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $417

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,698.24
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$912.01
13 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$338.84
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10

Where Wisconsin 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

Wisconsin· 4th of 51

$1,619

$417 physician + $1,202 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.