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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

New York 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$77.62$63.10 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$661 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,467Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $43 to $129
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $78

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
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$162.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
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
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 34th of 51

$77.62

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.