Leg cast cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee) as an inpatient: from $78.32 to $435.60, with a median of $256.96. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $178.64 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC APPLICATION, CAST, SHORT LEG | $78.32 | $356.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 ED APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $435.60 | $726.00 | $408.74–$726.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $78.32, median $256.96, highest $435.60 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $181.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.