Arm cast cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $352.00 to $521.30, with a median of $521.30. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $169.30 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $464.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 29075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB APPL/SHRT ARM CAST/ELBOW-FINGER | $352.00 | $704.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $352.00 | $704.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB APPL/S ARM CAST/ELBOW-FINGER | $352.00 | $704.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB PT APPLY ELBOW TO FINGER CAST | $352.00 | $704.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Cast - Short Arm | $521.30 | $802.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Cast - Short Arm | $521.30 | $802.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Cast - Short Arm | $521.30 | $802.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Cast - Short Arm | $521.30 | $802.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $352.00, median $521.30, highest $521.30 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $521.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A short arm cast wraps from below the elbow to the hand to hold a wrist or forearm fracture still.
What the price covers
The price is for applying the cast. The visit and X-rays are billed separately.