Arm splint cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for short arm splint (forearm and hand): from $211.00 to $253.00, with a median of $211.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $262.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 29125, 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB APPLICATION OF SHORT ARM SPLINT (FOREARM TO HAND); STATIC | $211.00 | $422.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB APPLICATION OF SHORT ARM SPLINT (FOREARM TO HAND); STATIC | $211.00 | $422.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT (FOREARM TO HAND); STATIC | $253.00 | $506.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB APPLICATION OF SHORT ARM SPLINT (FOREARM TO HAND); STATIC | $253.00 | $506.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $211.00, median $211.00, highest $253.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $211.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A short arm splint holds the wrist and forearm still after a fracture, sprain or surgery. It is often put on in an emergency department or urgent care clinic.
What the price covers
The price is for applying the splint. The visit, X-rays and sometimes the splint supplies are billed separately.