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Application Of A Finger Cast

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29086

This procedure applies a rigid cast to a single finger to hold it still and protect it while a fracture, injury, or contracture heals. The material is molded around the finger and allowed to harden, keeping the joint or bone in a fixed position. It is a supportive measure rather than a surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Application Of A Finger Cast cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $229 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$151 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$138 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,175Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $74 to $355
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $229professional $200

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
5 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
$25.12
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$204

AK $204KY $56.23

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.