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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Connecticut 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$67.61 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$331 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $148 to $5,888Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $55 to $155
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $79

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
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
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
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.88

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$83.18

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.