Arm cast cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $178.07 to $1,537.00, with a median of $499.20. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $321.13 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $499.20 at 125 hospitals.
- The median here, $499.20, is 66% above the US median of $300.75.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 15 cities for code 29075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $178.07 | $809.00 | $149.51–$6,471.00 | 78% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 APP CAST ELBOW FINGER SHT File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $297.20 | $743.00 | $334.35–$631.55 | 60% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC APP OF SHORT ARM CAST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $308.25 | $685.00 | $123.98–$9,616.00 | 55% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 CAST SHORT ARM File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $415.10 | $593.00 | $35.17–$533.70 | 30% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC APP OF SHORT ARM CAST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $415.80 | $924.00 | $157.03–$5,641.00 | 55% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.64 | $918.00 | — | 52% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC APP OF SHORT ARM CAST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $464.85 | $1,033.00 | $157.03–$5,523.00 | 55% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center one side Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ED-CAST ELBOW TO FINGER LT+1 more line at this price File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $483.00 | $483.00 | $97.53–$1,075.00 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $499.20 | $960.00 | $264.00–$784.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $499.20 | $960.00 | $264.00–$784.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $499.20 | $960.00 | $264.00–$784.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $499.20 | $960.00 | $264.00–$784.00 | 48% |
| Hemet Global Medical Center one side Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 ER-CAST ELBOW TO FINGER RT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $909.00 | $909.00 | $97.53–$3,250.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center one side Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 ER-CAST ELBOW TO FINGER LT+1 more line at this price File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $909.00 | $909.00 | $97.53–$3,250.00 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC App of Short Arm Cast+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,026.25 | $1,026.25 | $82.65–$1,026.25 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Application of elbow to finger cast File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $1,412.00 | $1,203.00 | $82.65–$2,593.00 | -17% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC APPLY FOREARM CAST File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $1,537.00 | $1,537.00 | $82.65–$1,114.33 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $178.07, median $499.20, highest $1,537.00 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 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 14 of 16 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.
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