Arm cast cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $308.25 to $1,412.00, with a median of $499.20. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $190.95 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $499.20 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 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 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC APP OF SHORT ARM CAST | $308.25 | $685.00 | $123.98–$9,616.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC APP OF SHORT ARM CAST | $415.80 | $924.00 | $157.03–$5,641.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $440.64 | $918.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC APP OF SHORT ARM CAST | $464.85 | $1,033.00 | $157.03–$5,523.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $499.20 | $960.00 | $264.00–$784.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $499.20 | $960.00 | $264.00–$784.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $499.20 | $960.00 | $264.00–$784.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC App of Short Arm Cast | $1,026.25 | $1,026.25 | $82.65–$1,026.25 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC App of Short Arm Cast | $1,026.25 | $1,026.25 | $82.65–$1,026.25 | — | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Application of elbow to finger cast | $1,412.00 | $1,203.00 | $82.65–$2,593.00 | -17% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $308.25, median $499.20, highest $1,412.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $499.20. 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 7 of 8 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.