Arm cast cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $51.48 to $250.15, with a median of $106.23. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $54.75 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $156.75 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $51.48 | $198.00 | $105.73–$150.88 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 SHORT ARM CAST | $55.20 | $92.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM - AMBULATORY RATE | $157.25 | $157.25 | $61.04–$172.82 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WELLS DOC. SHORT ARM CAST | $166.80 | $278.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME OT SHORT ARM CAST | $219.44 | $844.00 | $450.70–$643.13 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $219.44 | $844.00 | $450.70–$643.13 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $250.15 | $250.15 | $61.04–$172.82 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM - AMBULATORY RATE | $270.05 | $270.05 | $198.65–$1,167.50 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $272.30 | $272.30 | $61.04–$172.82 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM | $278.70 | $278.70 | $205.01–$1,167.50 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WELLS SHORT ARM CAST | $363.00 | $605.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ER SHORT ARM CAST | $363.00 | $605.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM | $501.50 | $501.50 | $257.04–$1,167.50 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $51.48, median $106.23, highest $250.15 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $106.23. 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 3 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.