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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Louisiana 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 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. 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 5 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$75.86$54.95 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$100 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $55 to $832Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $40 to $132
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $219professional $76

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
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $79.43 · 28th 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.