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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Colorado 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$74.13$54.95 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$380 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $98 to $5,129Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $45 to $135
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $74

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
4 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
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.12

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$85.11

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.