Arm cast cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $97.37 to $115.00, with a median of $106.19. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Northwest — $8.82 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $127.25 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest lowest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 APPLICATION OF ELBOW TO FINGER CAST | $97.37 | $108.19 | $108.19–$262.83 | 10% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 APPLICATION,CAST,ELBOW-FINGER(SHORT ARM) | $115.00 | $894.00 | $52.68–$464.88 | 87% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $115.00 | $197.00 | $52.68–$880.00 | 42% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $97.37, median $106.19, highest $115.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $115.00. 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 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.