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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29720

Fixes damage to a large cast that anchors on the trunk and extends onto a limb, whether it runs down onto one or both legs or out onto an arm and shoulder, or to a rigid body jacket. Cracked or softened areas are reinforced, edges are trimmed and padded, and the cast is made secure again. It is a short visit that restores the support the cast was giving.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 6 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$145$75.86 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$72.44 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $47 to $363Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $40 to $398
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $117professional $145

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $129 · 4th of 51
CA $158KY $60.26

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.