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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 October 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Body, Hip Or Shoulder Cast cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$44.67 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$89.13 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $50 to $2,344Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $39 to $107
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $372professional $52

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
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82
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
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.33

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 51st of 51

$52.48

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.