Leg splint cost in Carroll, IA
In Carroll, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short leg splint (calf to foot): from $153.36 to $214.00, with a median of $183.68. The lowest listed price is at Manning Regional Healthcare Center — $30.32 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $166.00 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29515, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Carroll, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center lowest Manning, IA · (712) 655-2072 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $153.36 | $216.00 | $45.48–$222.48 | 29% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll, IA · (712) 792-3581 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $214.00 | $214.00 | $45.48–$218.28 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll, IA · (712) 792-3581 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $372.00 | $372.00 | $137.64–$349.68 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $153.36, median $183.68, highest $214.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $372.00. 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 2 of 2 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.
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.