Leg cast cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 9 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $281.00 to $364.78, with a median of $364.78. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $83.78 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $364.78 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 29405, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $281.00 | $562.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $223.17–$671.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $159.11–$656.60 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $223.17–$671.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $109.14–$693.07 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $82.29–$693.07 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $94.84–$693.07 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $72.96–$671.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $72.96–$707.66 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $89.52–$693.07 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $139.71–$656.60 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $131.10–$671.19 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $364.78 | $729.55 | $138.61–$729.55 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $75.38–$724.91 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $78.80–$764.31 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $241.03–$724.91 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $241.03–$724.91 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $96.68–$748.55 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $117.88–$748.55 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $88.88–$748.55 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $147.35–$787.95 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $102.43–$748.55 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $75.38–$709.16 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $78.80–$724.91 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $393.98 | $787.95 | $75.38–$709.16 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $281.00, median $364.78, highest $364.78 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $364.78. 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 8 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 leg cast wraps from below the knee to the toes to hold a fractured ankle or foot still.
What the price covers
The price is for applying the cast. The visit and X-rays are billed separately.