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Application Of A Finger Cast

Georgia 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$64.57 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$110 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $74 to $3,388Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $49 to $138
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $78

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
$48.98
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
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
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 28th of 51

$81.28

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.