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Application Of A Finger Cast

Utah 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$70.79 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$100 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $69 to $4,467Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $59 to $107
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $309professional $81

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
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
6 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
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 51

$81.28

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.