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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Alabama 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 October 2026.

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

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$52.48 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$275 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $102 to $891Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $43 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $71

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$81.28

AK $204VA $52.48

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.