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Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast

Virginia 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 8 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$70.79$50.12 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$50.12 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $43 to $1,820Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $43 to $120
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $79professional $71

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
$44.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $72.44 · 47th 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.