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Application Of A Finger Cast

Maryland 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?

$60.26

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $81.28.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $54 to $617Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $40 to $110
$50$100$200$500facility $93professional $56

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
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
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$60.26

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.