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Application Of A Finger Cast

Missouri 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$79.43$57.54 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$135 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $66 to $5,370Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $49 to $372
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $741professional $79

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
$64.57
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
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
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
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
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.94

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$79.43

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.