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Cast Application, Hand And Lower Forearm

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 29085

This is the application of a cast that covers the hand and lower forearm, typically leaving the fingers free, used to immobilize an injury such as a fracture or sprain in this area. It's a supportive device applied after an injury or procedure to keep the area stable while it heals. The cast material and technique may vary by provider.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cast Application, Hand And Lower Forearm cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $347 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$69.18 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$110 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $81 to $3,981Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $62 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $347professional $93

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
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. 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.

New Jersey· 46th of 51

$93.33

WI $209DE $87.10

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.