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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

North Carolina 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$79.43 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$79.43 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $58 to $468Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $50 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $100professional $91

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$144.54
6 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
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$91.20

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.