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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Massachusetts 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$69.18 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$52.48 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $43 to $1,820Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $48 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $105professional $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
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
5 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
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.59
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 9th of 51

$115

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.