Arm cast cost in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $32.04 to $407.40, with a median of $219.72. The lowest listed price is at Saint Vincent Health Center — $187.68 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $356.50 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 29075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Health Center lowest Erie, PA · (814) 452-5111 PR APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $32.04 | $178.00 | $47.78–$7,804.48 | 82% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION | $407.40 | $679.00 | $50.05–$6,879.78 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PA · (814) 452-5111 HC APP CAST SHORT ELBOW-FGR | $1,044.68 | $1,274.00 | $47.78–$7,804.48 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.04, median $219.72, highest $407.40 — a 12.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $726.04. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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.