Arm cast cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 12 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $254.84 to $3,539.04, with a median of $884.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $629.66 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $306.75 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC CAST SHORT ARM (ELBOW-FINGER) | $254.84 | $371.00 | $40.00–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PT PROC APPL CAST/ELBOW/FINGER/SHORTARM THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $93.49–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PT PROC APPL CAST/ELBOW/FINGER/SHORTARM THERAPIST ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $93.49–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OT PROC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST - THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $80.00–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OT PROC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST - THERAPIST ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $80.00–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $254.84 | $371.00 | $93.49–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PROC CAST SHORT ARM (ELBOW-FINGER) | $254.84 | $371.00 | $40.00–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PT PROC APPL CAST/ELBOW/FINGER/SHORTARM THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $93.49–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PT PROC APPL CAST/ELBOW/FINGER/SHORTARM THERAPIST ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $93.49–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG OT PROC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST - THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $80.00–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG OT PROC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST - THERAPIST ONLY | $254.84 | $371.00 | $80.00–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG EC PROC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $254.84 | $371.00 | $93.49–$296.80 | 31% | — source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CAST - ELBOW TO FINGER | $884.50 | $1,769.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $1,068.80 | $1,068.80 | $49.00–$451.49 | — | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 APPL CST ELBW FNGR SHORT ARM | $3,539.04 | — | $3,415.17–$5,054.17 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $254.84, median $884.50, highest $3,539.04 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $884.50. 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 3 of 4 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.
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.