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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

South 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$89.13$50.12 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$102 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,122Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $43 to $132
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $89

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
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
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
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 18th of 51

$89.13

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.