Leg cast cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 17 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $262.00 to $4,448.23, with a median of $768.60. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — $506.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $520.80 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $768.60, is 131% above the US median of $332.84.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Philadelphia, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 15 cities for code 29405, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Application Cast - Short Leg+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $262.00 | $262.00 | $43.23–$4,481.59 | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Apply Short Leg Cast File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $275.00 | $777.75 | $50.50–$777.75 | 65% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Apply Short Leg Cast File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $285.00 | $777.75 | $50.50–$777.75 | 63% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Apply Short Leg Cast+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $340.00 | $850.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Application Cast Leg Short 510+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $340.00 | $850.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Application Cast Leg Short 510+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $340.00 | $850.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Application Cast Leg Short 510+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $340.00 | $850.00 | — | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Application Cast Short Leg Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $687.70 | $1,058.00 | $58.08–$3,742.00 | 35% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB APPLY SHORT LEG CAST File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $768.60 | $854.00 | $60.60–$5,807.50 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB APPLY SHORT LEG CAST File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $768.60 | $854.00 | $50.50–$939.57 | 10% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Application Cast Short Leg Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,031.55 | $1,587.00 | $58.08–$3,742.00 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Short Leg Cast Application+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $1,204.00 | $1,204.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia one side Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,446.50 | $1,446.50 | $287.34–$402.28 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Apply Short Leg Cast+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,470.08 | $1,470.08 | $93.66–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Apply Short Leg Cast+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,470.08 | $1,470.08 | $93.66–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Apply Short Leg Cast/Knee-Toe+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,470.08 | $1,470.08 | $93.66–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Apply Short Leg Cast/Knee-Toe+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,470.08 | $1,470.08 | $93.66–$4,105.00 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,506.62 | $1,506.62 | $42.93–$402.28 | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Applic Short Leg Cast Bkn-Toes - ER File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $4,448.23 | $7,413.71 | $236.00–$5,708.56 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $262.00, median $768.60, highest $4,448.23 — a 17.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $768.60. 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 9 of 12 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.
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