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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Illinois 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$50.12 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$135 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,023Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $45 to $158
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $219professional $76

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
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
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
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 40th of 51

$75.86

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.