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Application Of A Finger Cast

Kentucky 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$53.70$45.71 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$64.57 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $42 to $1,380Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $39 to $93
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $81professional $54

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
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.13

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$56.23

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.