Arm cast cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $59.33 to $1,272.20, with a median of $300.00. The lowest price is at Loretto Hospital (Chicago). The highest price is 21.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $300.00, is about the same as the US median of $300.75.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Illinois ranks 26th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 77 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29075. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$59.33Loretto Hospital
Median$300.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,272.20in Illinois
Lowest saves$240.67vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretto Hospital lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $59.33 | $98.88 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital one side Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Application of elbow to finger cast | $81.08 | $337.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Application of elbow to finger cast | $87.02 | $310.80 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $92.00 | $92.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-APPLY CAST - SHORT ARM | $114.10 | $163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital one side Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cast Application Short Arm Lt | $134.71 | $709.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital one side Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC Cast Application Short Arm Ot Rt | $134.71 | $709.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY FOREARM CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY FOREARM CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY FOREARM CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY FOREARM CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, IL Application of elbow to finger cast | $152.80 | $191.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana · Taylorville, IL 29075 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) | $157.00 | $157.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center one side Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cast Application Short Arm Ot Lt | $163.07 | $709.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Apply Forearm Cast | $165.10 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Apply Forearm Cast | $165.10 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC SHORT ARM CAST APPLIC | $171.00 | $228.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $176.49 | $663.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CHED Orthopedic Cast Application Forearm BCE | $176.80 | $520.00 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CHED Orthopedic Cast Application Forearm BCE | $183.35 | $539.26 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IL Application of elbow to finger cast | $190.80 | $212.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) | $207.08 | $334.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Memorial Hospital Robinson · Robinson, IL APPLICATION, CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $213.60 | $267.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $225.03 | $300.04 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $243.60 | $348.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $243.60 | $348.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CAST SHORT ARM | $253.44 | $768.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL APPL CAST ELBOW TO FINGER SHORT ARM | $257.53 | $283.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Application of elbow to finger cast | $259.20 | $324.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL 29075 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) | $263.00 | $263.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY FOREARM CAST | $269.00 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY FOREARM CAST | $269.00 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY FOREARM CAST | $269.00 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MC Donough District Hospital Macomb · Macomb, IL APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $278.40 | $464.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS | $286.56 | $398.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS | $286.56 | $398.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM CAST | $296.40 | $494.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM CAST | $296.40 | $494.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana · Havana, IL ER DR CASTING SHORT ARM | $300.00 | $375.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $320.00 | $640.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $320.00 | $640.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $320.00 | $640.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $320.00 | $640.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $320.00 | $640.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $320.00 | $640.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $320.00 | $640.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Application of elbow to finger cast | $344.13 | $688.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochelle Community Hospital Rochelle · Rochelle, IL Application of elbow to finger cast | $350.00 | $350.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Application of elbow to finger cast | $385.20 | $428.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY CAST SHORT ARM PEDS | $390.00 | $780.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $399.82 | $499.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC APPLY FOREARM CAST | $404.01 | $673.35 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Application Cast Elbow to Finger Short Arm | $431.00 | $431.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $434.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $434.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $478.10 | $683.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS | $498.96 | $693.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side Springfield · Springfield, IL HC APPL CAST ARM SHORT-LT | $498.96 | $693.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Hopedale Medical Complex Hopedale · Peoria, IL APPLIC; ELBOW TO FINGER | $554.17 | $791.67 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL HC ED APPLICATION CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $569.00 | $569.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS | $573.84 | $797.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side Decatur · Decatur, IL HC APPL CAST ARM SHORT-RT | $573.84 | $797.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $575.40 | $822.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $575.40 | $822.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY ELBOW/FINGER CAST | $601.04 | $751.30 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Application, Cast; Elbow To Finger (Short Arm) | $727.00 | $727.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC CAST APPL; ELBOW TO FINGERS | $749.52 | $1,041.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $756.00 | $1,080.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Apply Forearm Cast | $823.00 | $823.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLICATION CAST SHORT ARM | $831.00 | $831.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLICATION CAST SHORT ARM | $831.00 | $831.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Application Of Forearm Cast | $831.00 | $831.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| City of Clinton Clinton · Clinton, IL Application of elbow to finger cast | $919.75 | $919.75 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Apply Forearm Cast | $966.00 | $966.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Application, Cast; Elbow To Finger (Short Arm)-Cast | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC APPL CAST ARM SHORT-LT | $1,097.28 | $1,524.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLICATION OF ELBOW TO FINGER CAST | $1,272.20 | $1,272.20 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 43 | $59.33 | $320.00 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $207.08 | $286.56 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 4 | $296.40 | $340.80 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $92.00 | $529.00 |
| Peoria, IL | 2 | $431.00 | $492.58 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $823.00 | $823.00 |
| Carrollton, IL | 1 | $152.80 | $152.80 |
| Clinton, IL | 1 | $919.75 | $919.75 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $573.84 | $573.84 |
| Eldorado, IL | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $569.00 | $569.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $259.20 | $259.20 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $257.53 | $257.53 |
| Havana, IL | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $176.49 | $176.49 |
| Litchfield, IL | 1 | $498.96 | $498.96 |
| Macomb, IL | 1 | $278.40 | $278.40 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $404.01 | $404.01 |
| Robinson, IL | 1 | $213.60 | $213.60 |
| Rushville, IL | 1 | $190.80 | $190.80 |
| Rochelle, IL | 1 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $225.03 | $225.03 |
| Shelbyville, IL | 1 | $573.84 | $573.84 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $498.96 | $498.96 |
| Taylorville, IL | 1 | $157.00 | $157.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What arm cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Arm cast explained.
Short arm cast (elbow to hand) in other states
- Alabama$254.30
- Alaska$431.73
- Arizona$1,822.00
- Arkansas$120.22
- California$499.20
- Colorado$261.91
- Connecticut$523.60
- Delaware$918.96, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$607.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$621.50
- Georgia$887.00
- Hawaii$570.05
- Idaho$218.40
- Indiana$360.75
- Iowa$232.90
- Kansas$267.50
- Kentucky$166.64
- Louisiana$179.39
- Maine$187.25
- Maryland$226.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$643.61
- Michigan$247.00
- Minnesota$260.10
- Mississippi$157.50
- Missouri$267.93
- Montana$213.60
- Nebraska$207.84
- Nevada$304.00
- New Hampshire$130.93
- New Jersey$879.00
- New Mexico$225.00
- New York$427.00
- North Carolina$331.50
- North Dakota$309.50
- Ohio$300.75
- Oklahoma$246.62
- Oregon$263.78
- Pennsylvania$415.87
- Puerto Rico$67.81, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$441.62
- South Dakota$306.75
- Tennessee$160.16
- Texas$294.90
- Utah$434.92, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$403.50
- Virginia$273.00
- Washington$439.45
- West Virginia$288.00
- Wisconsin$240.80
- Wyoming$167.63
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.