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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Iowa 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$117$93.33 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$126 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,349Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $74 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $214professional $117

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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
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
$21.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.80

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$123

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.