Arm splint cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for short arm splint (forearm and hand): from $170.00 to $480.47, with a median of $405.60. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $235.60 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $419.52 at 152 hospitals.
- The median here, $405.60, is 86% above the US median of $217.75.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- San Diego, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 29125, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 SPLINT SHORT ARM STAT - 29125 - 0941161+9 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $315.12 | $75.84–$978.98 | 46% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 29125-Short Arm File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $209.90 | $349.83 | $62.27–$3,004.00 | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Application Of Non-Moveable, Short Arm Splint (Forearm To Hand) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $321.20 | $584.00 | $60.67–$5,480.00 | 45% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $405.60 | $780.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $405.60 | $780.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $405.60 | $780.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Apply Forearm Splint File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $480.47 | $1,921.87 | $44.45–$1,729.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Apply Forearm Splint File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $480.47 | $1,921.87 | $44.45–$1,729.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Apply Forearm Splint File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $480.47 | $1,921.87 | $44.45–$1,729.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Apply Forearm Splint File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $480.47 | $1,921.87 | $44.45–$1,729.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Apply Forearm Splint File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $480.47 | $1,921.87 | $44.45–$1,729.68 | 75% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Application Of Non-Moveable, Short Arm Splint (Forearm To Hand) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,613.70 | $2,934.00 | $5.00–$5,480.00 | 45% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Apply Forearm Splint Bilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $720.70 | $2,882.80 | $44.45–$2,594.52 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Apply Forearm Splint Bilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $720.70 | $2,882.80 | $44.45–$2,594.52 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Apply Forearm Splint Bilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $720.70 | $2,882.80 | $44.45–$2,594.52 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Apply Forearm Splint Bilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $720.70 | $2,882.80 | $44.45–$2,594.52 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas both sides Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Apply Forearm Splint Bilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $720.70 | $2,882.80 | $44.45–$2,594.52 | 75% |
Outpatient: lowest $170.00, median $405.60, highest $480.47 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $720.70, median $720.70, highest $720.70.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $443.04. 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 8 of 11 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.
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