Arm cast cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $207.08 to $1,177.80, with a median of $286.56. The lowest listed price is at Touchette Regional Hospital — $79.48 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $267.93 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $286.56, is 5% below the US median of $300.75.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- St. Louis, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 29075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchette Regional Hospital lowest Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $207.08 | $334.00 | $206.70–$2,421.00 | 38% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Appl Cast Short Arm File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $222.30 | $342.00 | $22.23–$342.00 | 35% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 29075 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm)+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $263.00 | $263.00 | $60.00–$577.60 | — |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 OT Short Arm Cast Units File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $286.40 | $358.00 | $32.60–$632.45 | 20% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $286.56 | $398.00 | $111.44–$749.31 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $286.56 | $398.00 | $79.60–$398.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Appl Cast Short Arm File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $383.50 | $590.00 | $38.35–$590.00 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $749.52 | $1,041.00 | $155.85–$1,041.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC APPL CAST ARM SHORT-LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,097.28 | $1,524.00 | $155.85–$1,524.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,097.28 | $1,524.00 | $155.85–$1,524.00 | 28% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 APPLICATION OF ELBOW TO FINGER CAST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,177.80 | $1,177.80 | $300.00 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 APPLICATION OF ELBOW TO FINGER CAST File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,177.80 | $1,177.80 | $54.24–$451.49 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $207.08, median $286.56, highest $1,177.80 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $286.56. 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 9 of 10 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.
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