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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 July 2026.

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

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 7 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$87.10$66.07 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$105 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,380Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $43 to $257
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $141professional $87

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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$199.53
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$213.80

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $91.20 · 10th 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.