Arm cast cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $109.20 to $796.80, with a median of $557.41. The lowest listed price is at Valley Medical Center — $448.21 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $439.45 at 45 hospitals.
- The median here, $557.41, is 85% above the US median of $300.75.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 29075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 6, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Center lowest Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $109.20 | $156.00 | — | 30% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $362.40 | $453.00 | $38.51–$424.93 | 20% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC APPLY CAST SHORT ARM File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $371.58 | $640.65 | $111.05–$640.65 | 42% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Overwrap Unilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $463.10 | $463.10 | $116.70–$475.30 | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 APPLICATION-ELBOW TO FINGER (SHORT ARM) CAST--FAC+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $480.42 | $942.00 | $565.20–$753.60 | 49% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Cast Unilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $618.60 | $618.60 | $155.89–$989.57 | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Thumb Spica Unilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $630.30 | $630.30 | $158.84–$907.39 | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Cast W/Fingers File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $630.30 | $630.30 | $158.84–$605.09 | — |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $634.40 | $1,220.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "HB APPLICATION ELBOW TO FINGER,UC FAC CHG" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $743.20 | $929.00 | $266.00–$591.00 | 20% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | — | 52% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Thumb Spica Bivalve+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $819.30 | $819.30 | $206.46–$786.53 | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Uni/Bivalve Cast Unilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $844.20 | $844.20 | $212.74–$1,620.48 | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Short Arm Cast Unilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,281.50 | — | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $109.20, median $557.41, highest $796.80 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 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 4 of 5 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 arm cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Arm cast explained.