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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Utah 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$67.61 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$110 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $62 to $1,698Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $54 to $120
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $257professional $83

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
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
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.96

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 22nd of 51

$83.18

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.