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Initial Rigid Dressing, Shoulder/Interscapular Thoracic

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS L6384

Immediate postsurgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing including fitting alignment and suspension of components, and one cast change, shoulder disarticulation or interscapular thoracic

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Initial Rigid Dressing, Shoulder/Interscapular Thoracic cost?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,202$1,023 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,778 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,202

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$1,202

HI $2,884DE $1,072

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.