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Application Of A Finger Cast

Michigan 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$75.86$63.10 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$72.44 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $71 to $339Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $54 to $107
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $100professional $76

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
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
11 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
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.00

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 35th of 51

$75.86

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.