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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Nebraska 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$79.43$57.54 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$110 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,202Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $40 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $174professional $79

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
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
4 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
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 27th of 51

$81.28

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.