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Application Of A Finger Cast

Illinois 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$74.13$54.95 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$123 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,413Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $48 to $129
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $74

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
$47.86
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
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
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.41

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 37th of 51

$74.13

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.