Arm splint cost in Manhattan, KS
In Manhattan, KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short arm splint (forearm and hand): from $32.00 to $159.60, with a median of $95.80. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan — $63.80 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $191.10 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Manhattan, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan lowest Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 PROF APP SHORT ARM SPLINT STA | $32.00 | $80.00 | $54.28–$78.09 | 60% | — source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 SPLINT APP ARM SHORT 29125 | $159.60 | $399.00 | $78.09–$318.36 | 60% | — source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 SPLINT APP ARM SHORT 29125 | $159.60 | $399.00 | $78.09–$318.36 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.00, median $95.80, highest $159.60 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $95.80. 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 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 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 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.