Arm cast cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 17 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $167.55 to $969.00, with a median of $552.00. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Macomb — $384.45 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $247.00 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $552.00, is 84% above the US median of $300.75.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Detroit, MI ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Michigan by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 29075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Macomb lowest Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Apply Short Arm Cast+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $167.55 | $335.10 | $145.27–$450.00 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) 29075 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $182.00 | $364.00 | $145.27–$414.42 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Apply Short Arm Cast+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $209.55 | $419.10 | $145.27–$450.00 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) 29075 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $312.80 | $625.60 | $145.27–$414.42 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB APPLY CAST-ELBOW TO FINGER File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $384.59 | $228.00 | $60.51–$640.99 | -69% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB APPLY CAST-ELBOW TO FINGER File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $384.59 | $228.00 | $60.51–$640.99 | -69% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CAST-SHORT ARM File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $451.50 | $602.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 ORTHO-CAST APP,SHORT-ARM File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $457.50 | $610.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CAST-RADIAL GUTTER+1 more line at this price File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $471.00 | $628.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $552.00 | $736.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 APPLCN SHORT ARM CAST FIBER File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $560.25 | $747.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CAST-THUMB SPICA File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $589.50 | $786.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 APPLCN SHORT ARM CAST PLAST File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $714.75 | $953.00 | — | 25% |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 HC TX APPLY SHORT ARM CAST+5 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC OT TX APPLY SHORT ARM CAST+2 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Pt Tx Apply Short Arm Cast+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC OT TX APPLY SHORT ARM CAST+2 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Pt Tx Apply Short Arm Cast+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Ed Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC OT TX APPLY SHORT ARM CAST+2 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Pt Tx Apply Short Arm Cast+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $969.00 | $969.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $167.55, median $552.00, highest $969.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $969.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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