Leg cast cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $241.20 to $3,539.04, with a median of $1,428.50. The lowest listed price is at Texas Children's Hospital — $1,187.30 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $397.33 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital one side lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOES, UNILATERAL | $241.20 | $360.00 | $39.03–$342.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital one side lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOES, UNILATERAL | $241.20 | $360.00 | $39.03–$342.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital one side lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOES, UNILATERAL | $241.20 | $360.00 | $39.03–$342.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $335.16–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PROC CAST SHORT LEG | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $40.00–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PT PROC APP CAST/SHORT LEG(KNEE-TOES) THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $110.00–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PT PROC APP CAST/SHORT LEG(KNEE-TOES) THERAPIST ONLY | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $110.00–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG EC PROC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $335.16–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC CAST SHORT LEG | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $40.00–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PT PROC APP CAST/SHORT LEG(KNEE-TOES) THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $110.00–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PT PROC APP CAST/SHORT LEG(KNEE-TOES) THERAPIST ONLY | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $110.00–$1,064.00 | 81% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOE | $328.97 | $491.00 | $39.03–$466.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOE | $328.97 | $491.00 | $39.03–$466.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOE | $328.97 | $491.00 | $39.03–$466.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG FOOT APPLICATION SHRT LEG CAST <KNEE TO TOES | $629.09 | $1,330.00 | $665.00–$1,064.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG FOOT APPLICATION SHRT LEG CAST <KNEE TO TOES | $629.09 | $1,330.00 | $665.00–$1,064.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $1,068.80 | $1,068.80 | $34.00–$451.49 | — | — source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $3,539.04 | — | $3,415.17–$5,054.17 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $241.20, median $1,428.50, highest $3,539.04 — a 14.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,428.50. 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 4 of 5 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 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.