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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Minnesota 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$135$87.10 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$91.20 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $43 to $708Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $66 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $224professional $135

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
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.12

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$141

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.