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Application Of A Finger Cast

South Carolina 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$53.70 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$100 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $72 to $1,148Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $44 to $126
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $204professional $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
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
7 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
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$77.62

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.