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Application Of A Finger Cast

Iowa 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$120$95.50 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$120 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,698Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $78 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $120

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
$79.43
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
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
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.59

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$126

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.