Arm cast cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand) as an inpatient: from $217.00 to $909.05, with a median of $611.00. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $394.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $405.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR SHORT ARM CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $217.00 | $217.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC SHORT ARM CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $611.00 | $611.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC SHORT ARM CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $611.00 | $611.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC SHORT ARM CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $611.00 | $611.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC SHORT ARM CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $714.22 | $714.22 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC SHORT ARM CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $909.05 | $909.05 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $217.00, median $611.00, highest $909.05 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $611.00 — 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.