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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 July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 6 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$85.11$56.23 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$61.66 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $43 to $309Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $42 to $170
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $93professional $85

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
$41.69
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $85.11 · 20th 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.