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Application Of A Finger Cast

Virginia 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$58.88$50.12 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$89.13 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $56 to $3,802Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $44 to $102
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $427professional $59

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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
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
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 50th of 51

$60.26

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.