Leg splint cost in Des Moines, IA
In Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short leg splint (calf to foot): from $111.00 to $172.80, with a median of $141.90. The lowest listed price is at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center — $30.90 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $172.80 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 29515, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center lowest Des Moines, IA · (515) 247-4436 PR Application Splint Short Leg | $111.00 | $111.00 | $13.39–$124.33 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 PR APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT | $172.80 | $216.00 | $45.17–$153.03 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 PR APPLY LOWER LEG SPLINT | $172.80 | $216.00 | $45.17–$153.03 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $373.26 | $466.57 | $150.22–$384.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $373.26 | $466.57 | $122.24–$405.24 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $111.00, median $141.90, highest $172.80 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $171.90. 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 1 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.