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Application Of A Finger Cast

Tennessee 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$60.26 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$162 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $72 to $1,950Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $48 to $575
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $83

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
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
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.33

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 17th of 51

$91.20

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.