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Application Of A Finger Cast

Ohio 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$48.98 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$83.18 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $59 to $3,715Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $43 to $129
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $302professional $74

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
$74.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$109.65
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
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.59

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th of 51

$74.13

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.