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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 July 2026.

How much does Application Of A Finger Cast cost?

$148

Typical physician fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $204.

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

Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $76 to $288
$50$100$200$500professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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· 2nd of 51

$148

AK $170OH $61.66

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.