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Application Of A Finger Cast

Indiana 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$57.54$48.98 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$234 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $93 to $5,129Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $42 to $102
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $58

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
$45.71
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$954.99
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
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
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.41

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 48th of 51

$61.66

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.