Arm splint cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for short arm splint (forearm and hand): from $135.20 to $642.00, with a median of $560.00. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital — $424.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $405.60 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 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 Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 APPLY SPLINT SHORT ARM STATIC | $135.20 | $450.67 | $43.39–$1,107.00 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $505.00 | $505.00 | $52.87–$909.00 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT FOREARM-HAND STATIC | $560.00 | $1,000.00 | $156.00–$488.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Apply Forearm Splint Static | $642.00 | $1,605.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $135.20, median $560.00, highest $642.00 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $560.00. 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 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.
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.