Leg cast cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $36.52 to $1,929.00, with a median of $454.80. The lowest listed price is at Canonsburg General Hospital and 1 other hospital — $418.28 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $430.64 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 11 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonsburg General Hospital lowest Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 PR APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $36.52 | $166.00 | $47.88–$1,280.40 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital lowest Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 PR APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $36.52 | $166.00 | $47.88–$8,536.00 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 PR APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $38.18 | $166.00 | $47.88–$1,280.40 | 77% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $39.84 | $166.00 | $47.88–$1,280.40 | 76% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $43.16 | $166.00 | $51.37–$1,280.40 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $44.82 | $166.00 | $51.37–$1,280.40 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $316.80 | $528.00 | $55.55–$892.40 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST | $318.50 | $637.00 | $55.55–$631.66 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $321.50 | $643.00 | $55.55–$631.66 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $366.60 | $611.00 | $55.55–$806.01 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $543.00 | $905.00 | $55.55–$832.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST KNEE/TOES | $556.50 | $795.00 | $52.13–$931.20 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $627.60 | $1,046.00 | $55.55–$889.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $699.60 | $1,166.00 | $55.55–$991.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC APPL CAST LEG SHORT | $699.60 | $1,166.00 | $55.55–$991.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC APP CAST KNEE-TOE | $736.12 | $956.00 | $47.88–$1,241.60 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC APP CAST KNEE-TOE | $745.68 | $956.00 | $47.88–$1,241.60 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC APP CAST KNEE-TOE | $745.68 | $956.00 | $47.88–$1,241.60 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC APP CAST KNEE-TOE | $746.66 | $1,009.00 | $53.03–$1,241.60 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC APP CAST KNEE-TOE | $775.26 | $1,062.00 | $53.03–$1,241.60 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC APP CAST KNEE-TOE | $807.12 | $1,062.00 | $47.88–$1,241.60 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC APP CAST KNEE-TOE | $817.29 | $1,009.00 | $47.88–$1,241.60 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $901.80 | $1,503.00 | $55.55–$1,277.55 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $1,022.40 | $1,704.00 | $56.02–$3,080.72 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $1,929.00 | $3,215.00 | $1,083.46–$2,507.70 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $36.52, median $454.80, highest $1,929.00 — a 52.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $745.68. 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 16 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29405 ($330.72). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $31.54 | file |