Arm cast cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $362.40 to $796.80, with a median of $634.40. The lowest listed price is at Cascade Valley Hospital — $272.00 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $478.40 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Valley Hospital lowest Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $362.40 | $453.00 | $38.51–$424.93 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Overwrap Unilateral | $463.10 | $463.10 | $116.70–$475.30 | — | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 APPLICATION-ELBOW TO FINGER (SHORT ARM) CAST--FAC | $480.42 | $942.00 | $565.20–$753.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - APPLY - ELBOW TO FINGR (SHORT ARM) CAST | $480.42 | $942.00 | $565.20–$753.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Cast Unilateral | $618.60 | $618.60 | $155.89–$989.57 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Cast W/Fingers | $630.30 | $630.30 | $158.84–$605.09 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Thumb Spica Unilateral | $630.30 | $630.30 | $158.84–$907.39 | — | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $634.40 | $1,220.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "HB APPLICATION ELBOW TO FINGER,UC FAC CHG" | $743.20 | $929.00 | $266.00–$591.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Thumb Spica Bivalve | $819.30 | $819.30 | $206.46–$786.53 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Cast W/Finger Bivalve | $819.30 | $819.30 | $206.46–$786.53 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Uni/Bivalve Cast Unilateral | $844.20 | $844.20 | $212.74–$1,620.48 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Cast Unilateral | $1,281.50 | — | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $362.40, median $634.40, highest $796.80 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $688.80. 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 3 of 4 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.