Leg cast cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee) as an inpatient: from $155.76 to $205.39, with a median of $180.58. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Anne General Hospital — $24.82 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $182.49 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29405, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 PR APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $155.76 | $354.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC APPLICATION, CAST, SHORT LEG | $155.76 | $354.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC APPLICATION, CAST, SHORT LEG | $205.39 | $437.00 | — | 53% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $155.76, median $180.58, highest $205.39 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $205.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.