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Application Of A Finger Cast

Washington, DC 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?

$75.86

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $81 to $4,074Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $44 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $74

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
$51.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$75.86

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.