Arm cast cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient
In Lafayette, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand) as an inpatient: from $54.90 to $204.36, with a median of $77.86. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St. Martin Hospital — $22.96 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $169.40 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 29075, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital lowest Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC APPLICATION, CAST, SHORT ARM | $54.90 | $183.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC APPLICATION, CAST, SHORT ARM | $72.45 | $345.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC APPLICATION, CAST, SHORT ARM | $83.26 | $362.00 | — | 77% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC APPLICATION, CAST, SHORT ARM | $204.36 | $786.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $54.90, median $77.86, highest $204.36 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $83.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.