Leg cast cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $195.00 to $1,252.80, with a median of $365.15. The lowest listed price is at Jersey Community Hospital — $170.15 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $283.60 at 36 hospitals.
- The median here, $365.15, is 10% above the US median of $332.84.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Community Hospital lowest Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 29405 Application of short leg cast (below knee to toes);+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | $60.00–$566.40 | — |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Application of short leg cast (below knee to toes) File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $207.08 | $334.00 | $206.70–$2,421.00 | 38% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 OT Apply short leg cast units+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $286.40 | $358.00 | $32.60–$632.45 | 20% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $286.56 | $398.00 | $79.60–$398.00 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $286.56 | $398.00 | $111.44–$749.31 | 28% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 PT PEDS APPLY SHORT LEG CAST File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $311.05 | $622.10 | $155.00–$559.89 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Appl Cast Short Leg File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $419.25 | $645.00 | $41.93–$645.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Appl Cast Short Leg File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $441.35 | $679.00 | $3,428.00–$8,893.00 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 PT PEDS APP SHORT LEG CAST BIL File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $466.60 | $933.20 | $155.00–$839.88 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Appl Cast Short Leg File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $470.60 | $724.00 | $47.06–$724.00 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $749.52 | $1,041.00 | $155.85–$1,041.00 | 28% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,014.30 | $1,014.30 | $300.00 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,177.80 | $1,177.80 | $300.00 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,177.80 | $1,177.80 | $50.64–$451.49 | — |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST-LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,252.80 | $1,740.00 | $155.85–$1,740.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,252.80 | $1,740.00 | $155.85–$1,740.00 | 28% |
Outpatient: lowest $195.00, median $365.15, highest $1,252.80 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $286.56. 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 11 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 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 leg cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg cast explained.