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Application Of A Finger Cast

Colorado 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$61.66 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$457 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $89 to $5,129Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $51 to $126
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $79

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
$81.28
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
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
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 26th of 51

$83.18

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.