Leg splint cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 58 hospitals list a cash price for short leg splint (calf to foot): from $50.53 to $4,630.17, with a median of $317.50. The lowest listed price is at Morris Hospital — $266.97 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $270.35 at 102 hospitals.
- The median here, $317.50, is 34% above the US median of $237.68.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($166.02).
- 11 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 58 facilities across 39 cities for code 29515, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$50.53Morris Hospital
Median$317.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,630.17in this market
Difference91.6×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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $50.53Highest $4,630.17
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital one side lowest Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot+1 more line at this price File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $50.53 | $210.00 | $62.00–$216.30 | 76% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 APPLICATION LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $56.24 | $93.73 | $56.24–$383.88 | 40% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $71.44 | $255.15 | $84.20–$267.91 | 72% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $86.44 | $308.70 | $139.53–$800.00 | 72% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.50 | $350.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.50 | $350.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.50 | $350.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.50 | $350.00 | — | 75% |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 995-3000 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $375.00 | $95.00–$412.50 | 75% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Apply Lower Leg Splint File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | $20.12–$81.35 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Apply Lower Leg Splint File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | $20.12–$81.35 | 35% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.30 | $139.00 | $52.13–$111.20 | 30% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Splint Application Short Leg+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $102.41 | $539.00 | $130.44–$393.47 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Splint Applicatn Short Leg+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $102.41 | $539.00 | $102.41–$746.52 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Splint Application Short Leg+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $123.97 | $539.00 | $105.72–$568.11 | 77% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $133.96 | $178.61 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $133.96 | $178.61 | — | 25% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 APPL OF SHORT LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $137.81 | $137.81 | — | — |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $144.54 | $438.00 | $171.60–$253.76 | 67% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $145.56 | $605.00 | $235.95–$623.15 | 76% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | $158.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | $158.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | $158.00 | — | — |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 APPLICATION LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $173.00 | $789.00 | $53.62–$789.00 | 78% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $173.00 | $438.00 | $55.23–$438.00 | 61% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Orthopedic Splinting Site Posterior Short Leg Splint BCE+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $180.14 | $529.82 | $79.76–$5,099.00 | 66% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $183.25 | $366.50 | $92.34–$1,875.00 | 50% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Orthopedic Splinting Site -> Posterior Short Leg Splint+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $188.12 | $553.30 | $79.76–$359.65 | 66% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $214.90 | $307.00 | $58.33–$307.00 | 30% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 APPLICATN SHORT LEG SPLNT L4&5+2 more lines at this price File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $230.33 | $383.88 | $56.24–$383.88 | 40% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$3,680.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$3,680.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $221.62–$508.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$508.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$3,680.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$565.15 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$508.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$508.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $250.19–$565.15 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $317.50 | $635.00 | $202.23–$571.50 | 50% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Splint Application Short Leg File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $322.40 | $496.00 | $66.96–$270.82 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Splint Application Short Leg File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $322.40 | $496.00 | $66.96–$270.82 | 35% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $324.00 | $324.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $373.80 | $534.00 | $97.72–$534.00 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 APP OF SHORT LEG SPLINT (CALF-FOOT) File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $407.32 | $509.15 | — | 20% |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG SPLINT (CALF TO FOOT) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $416.00 | $416.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Application Of Short Leg Splint (Calf To Foot) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $416.00 | $416.00 | — | — |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $418.60 | $598.00 | $111.83–$598.00 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation one side Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT+1 more line at this price File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $427.20 | $534.00 | — | 20% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $427.20 | $534.00 | — | 20% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.40 | $632.00 | $121.98–$632.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.40 | $632.00 | $104.91–$632.00 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Appl Short Leg Splint File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $484.40 | $692.00 | $171.08–$933.00 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Appl Short Leg Splint File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $484.40 | $692.00 | $171.08–$933.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $508.20 | $726.00 | $71.84–$726.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $508.20 | $726.00 | $118.34–$726.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Application Lower Leg Splint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $508.20 | $726.00 | $103.82–$726.00 | 30% |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB SPLINT APPLICATION SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.00 | $534.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB SPLINT APPLICATION SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.00 | $534.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB SPLINT APPLICATION SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.00 | $534.00 | — | — |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT CALF FOOT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $606.90 | $867.00 | $147.39–$1,474.00 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 APPLICATION LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $742.50 | $742.50 | $43.14–$243.80 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago one side Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG SPLINT FROM CALF TO FOOT File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $742.50 | $742.50 | $174.14–$243.80 | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $886.00 | $886.00 | — | — |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $886.00 | $886.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Application Of Short Leg Splint (Calf To Foot)-Cast+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,024.00 | $1,024.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 APPLICATION LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,720.65 | $6,372.78 | $46.10–$5,353.14 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Application Short Leg Splint Calf to Foot File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,630.17 | $17,946.40 | $17,946.40 | 74% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$616.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center both sides Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $254.36–$616.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge both sides Park Ridge, IL SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$685.30 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$616.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center both sides Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$616.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital both sides Hazel Crest, IL SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$749.98 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn both sides Oak Lawn, IL SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$616.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital both sides Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$616.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital both sides Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $202.23–$693.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital both sides Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 SPLINT SHORT LEG BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $770.00 | $252.50–$685.30 | 50% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $50.53, median $317.50, highest $4,630.17 — a 91.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $385.00, median $385.00, highest $385.00.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 39 facilities here, median $188.12. 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 38 of 41 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 leg splint is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg splint explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29515 ($227.66). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, ILEwc - App Short Leg Mold | $0.01 | file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, ILEwc - App Short Leg Mold | $0.01 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.