Surgery and procedures CPT 29515 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg splint cost in Wausau, WI — inpatient

In Wausau, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for short leg splint (calf to foot) as an inpatient: from $134.55 to $196.65, with a median of $165.60. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Wausau Hospital — $31.05 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $225.00 at 74 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29515, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$134.55Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Median$165.60half pay less
Highest$196.65in this market
Difference1.5×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 Wausau, WI.

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Lowest $134.55Highest $562.58
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Wausau Hospital lowest Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 Fac Appl Short Leg Splnt Calf Foot $134.55 $207.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston, WI · (715) 393-3000 APP SHORT LEG SPLINT-TECH $196.65 $207.00 $113.85–$200.79 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT CALF TO FOOT $375.05 $577.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 Pro Application Lower Leg Splint $375.05 $577.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital both sides Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 Fac Appl Short Leg Splnt Calf Foot|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $201.82 $310.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital both sides Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 Pro Application Lower Leg Splint|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $562.58 $865.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $134.55, median $165.60, highest $196.65 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $201.82, median $201.82, highest $201.82.

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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $165.60 — 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.