Surgery and procedures CPT 29075 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Arm cast cost in Huntington, WV — inpatient

In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand) as an inpatient: from $128.81 to $157.80, with a median of $143.31. The lowest listed price is at St. Mary's Medical Center — $14.50 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $272.00 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 29075, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$128.81St. Mary's Medical Center
Median$143.31half pay less
Highest$157.80in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.

median
Lowest $128.81Highest $1,336.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Mary's Medical Center lowest Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 29075 Application, cast, elbow to fin $128.81 $128.81 $96.61–$128.81 — —
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Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 APP SHORT ARM CAST $157.80 $157.80 $118.35–$157.80 — —
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Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 29075 Application, cast, elbow to finger $270.00 $270.00 $202.50–$270.00 — —
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Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 APP SHORT ARM CAST BIL BCE $329.11 $329.11 $246.83–$329.11 — —
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St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 APP SHORT ARM CAST- $497.26 $497.26 $372.94–$497.26 — —
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Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 APP SHORT ARM CAST- $702.00 $702.00 $526.50–$702.00 — —
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Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Application of forearm cast BCE $1,336.42 $1,336.42 $1,002.32–$1,336.42 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $128.81, median $143.31, highest $157.80 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $143.31 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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 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.