Leg cast cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 22 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $135.96 to $1,428.50, with a median of $254.84. The lowest listed price is at Sweeny Community Hospital — $118.88 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $339.15 at 158 hospitals.
- The median here, $254.84, is 23% below the US median of $332.84.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Houston, TX ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 13 cities for code 29405, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeny Community Hospital lowest Sweeny, TX · (979) 548-3311 Application of short leg cast File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $135.96 | $226.60 | $67.98–$425.00 | 40% |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 29405 Application Of Case, Short Leg source file | $174.00 | $249.00 | $149.00–$237.00 | 30% |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC APPLY LEG SHORT CAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $204.05 | $583.00 | $36.27–$4,000.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC APPLY LEG SHORT CAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $204.05 | $583.00 | $41.06–$4,300.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC APPLY LEG SHORT CAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $204.05 | $583.00 | $36.27–$4,000.00 | 65% |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC APPLY LEG SHORT CAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $204.05 | $583.00 | $36.27–$4,000.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC APPLY LEG SHORT CAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $204.05 | $583.00 | $36.27–$4,000.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC APPLY LEG SHORT CAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $204.05 | $583.00 | $36.27–$4,000.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX · (281) 487-0700 SHORT LEG CAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $204.12 | $583.20 | $36.27–$4,000.00 | 65% |
| Texas Children's Hospital one side Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOES, UNILATERAL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $241.20 | $360.00 | $39.03–$342.00 | 33% |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC APPLY SH LEG CAST+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $40.00–$1,064.00 | 81% |
| Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC APPLY SH LEG CAST+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $254.84 | $1,330.00 | $40.00–$1,064.00 | 81% |
| Hsa St. Joseph one side Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 APPLY SH LEG CAST LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $276.47 | $813.30 | $266.79–$393.36 | 66% |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE TO TOE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $328.97 | $491.00 | $39.03–$466.45 | 33% |
| Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG FOOT APPLICATION SHRT LEG CAST <KNEE TO TOES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $629.09 | $1,330.00 | $665.00–$1,064.00 | 53% |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG FOOT APPLICATION SHRT LEG CAST <KNEE TO TOES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $629.09 | $1,330.00 | $665.00–$1,064.00 | 53% |
| Shriners Childrens Texas one side Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,068.80 | $1,068.80 | $34.00–$393.36 | — |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,068.80 | $1,068.80 | $34.00–$451.49 | — |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CAST - KNEE TO TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.50 | $2,857.00 | — | 50% |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 APPL SHORT LEG CAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,539.04 | — | $3,415.17–$5,054.17 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $135.96, median $254.84, highest $1,428.50 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $254.84. 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 2 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 leg cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg cast explained.