Arm cast cost in South Bend, IN
In South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $218.40 to $330.20, with a median of $274.30. The lowest listed price is at Memorial Hospital of South Bend — $55.90 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $236.60 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend lowest South Bend, IN · (574) 647-1000 APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $218.40 | $336.00 | $67.20–$336.00 | 35% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center one side Mishawaka, IN HC Application Cast Short Arm Lt | $330.20 | $508.00 | $132.08–$1,044.77 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center one side Mishawaka, IN HC Application Cast Short Arm Rt | $330.20 | $508.00 | $132.08–$1,044.77 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center Mishawaka, IN HC Application Cast Short Arm Bl | $495.30 | $762.00 | $153.16–$1,044.77 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $218.40, median $274.30, highest $330.20 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $274.30. 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 2 of 2 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.