Leg splint cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 13 hospitals list a cash price for short leg splint (calf to foot): from $144.00 to $559.79, with a median of $159.00. The lowest listed price is at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $15.00 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $462.48 at 3 hospitals.
- The median here, $159.00, is 33% below the US median of $237.68.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($166.02).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 29515, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital lowest Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $288.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital lowest Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $288.00 | $106.80–$1,290.59 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $288.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital lowest Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $288.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC APPLY SPLINT SHORT LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $288.00 | $106.80–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Application lower leg splint File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $159.00 | $318.00 | $103.00–$1,080.00 | 50% |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Application lower leg splint File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $159.00 | $318.00 | $103.00–$991.00 | 50% |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 APPLICATION LOWER LEG SPLINT File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $231.00 | $462.00 | $25.00 | 50% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Application of short leg splint (calf to foot) File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $271.03 | $677.57 | $2,117.00 | 60% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 Long Leg Splint - 29505+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $288.50 | $577.00 | $83.86–$2,442.00 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 App Short Leg Splint 29515+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $443.00 | $886.00 | — | 50% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 APPLICATION LOWER LEG SPLINT+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.48 | $711.51 | $206.34–$604.78 | 35% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 APPL SHORT LEG SPLINT CALF FT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.79 | $861.21 | $241.14–$775.09 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $144.00, median $159.00, highest $559.79 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $159.00. 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 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 splint is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg splint explained.