Arm splint cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 15 hospitals list a cash price for short arm splint (forearm and hand): from $174.00 to $462.48, with a median of $234.00. The lowest listed price is at Inova Loudoun Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $60.00 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $302.50 at 3 hospitals.
- The median here, $234.00, is 7% above the US median of $217.75.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 29125, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 and Jul 14, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Loudoun Hospital lowest Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT ARM STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $348.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT ARM STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $348.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT ARM STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $348.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital lowest Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT ARM STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $348.00 | $106.80–$1,290.59 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital lowest Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT ARM STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $348.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 APPLY FOREARM SPLINT File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $184.00 | $368.00 | $25.00 | 50% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.57 | $337.80 | $94.58–$356.00 | 35% |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Apply forearm splint File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $234.00 | $468.00 | $103.00–$991.00 | 50% |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Apply forearm splint File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $234.00 | $468.00 | $103.00–$1,080.00 | 50% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Application of short arm splint (forearm to hand); static File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $242.40 | $606.00 | $2,117.00 | 60% |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $248.48 | $253.55 | $248.48–$253.55 | 2% |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · (240) 566-3300 SH ARM SPLT STC 4ARM 23-37 MIN+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $249.71 | $254.81 | $249.71–$254.81 | 2% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 Short Arm Splint - 29125'+1 more line at this price File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $302.50 | $605.00 | $77.95–$2,442.00 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 29125 Apply Short Arm Splint+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $844.00 | — | 50% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.48 | $711.51 | $206.34–$604.78 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $174.00, median $234.00, highest $462.48 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $226.79. 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 13 of 14 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 arm splint is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Arm splint explained.