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Application Of A Finger Cast

Minnesota 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$138$89.13 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$83.18 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $51 to $832Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $186professional $138

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
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
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
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$141

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.