Surgery and procedures CPT 29515 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg splint cost in Altoona, PA — inpatient

In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short leg splint (calf to foot) as an inpatient: from $262.80 to $1,910.00, with a median of $1,086.40. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Altoona — $823.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $339.91 at 67 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29515, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$262.80UPMC Altoona
Median$1,086.40half pay less
Highest$1,910.00in this market
Difference7.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Altoona, PA.

median
Lowest $262.80Highest $1,910.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT $262.80 $438.00 $219.00–$350.40 40% —
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 APLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT $1,910.00 $1,910.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT ED TC $1,910.00 $1,910.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $262.80, median $1,086.40, highest $1,910.00 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,086.40 — 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 splint holds the ankle and foot still after a fracture or bad sprain.

What the price covers

The price is for applying the splint. The visit, X-rays and sometimes the supplies are billed separately.