Arm cast cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $71.40 to $848.25, with a median of $232.90. The lowest price is at WinnMed (Decorah). The highest price is 11.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $232.90, is 23% below the US median of $300.75.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Iowa ranks 13th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 60 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$71.40WinnMed
Median$232.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$848.25in Iowa
Lowest saves$161.50vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinnMed lowest Decorah · Decorah, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $71.40 | $102.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $81.78 | $141.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC OT CASTING OF SHORT ARM | $95.40 | $212.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $98.40 | $123.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC OT CASTING OF SHORT ARM | $106.00 | $212.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $108.00 | $180.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA APPLICATION SHORT ARM CAST | $133.20 | $156.70 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $133.60 | $167.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $135.20 | $169.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Apply Short Arm Cast RT | $143.25 | $191.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $151.00 | $188.76 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS SHORT ARM CASTING | $152.40 | $254.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ER-APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $160.00 | $246.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $167.70 | $390.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $168.48 | $324.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $173.25 | $231.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $177.60 | $296.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Application Of Forearm Cast | $179.00 | $179.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Application Cast Short Arm Rt | $182.00 | $280.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $183.20 | $229.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $184.20 | $307.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $188.72 | $337.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $190.00 | $190.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $190.40 | $238.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $193.50 | $258.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $197.40 | $282.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $213.75 | $285.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $220.40 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Application Cast Elbow/Finger (Short Arm) | $220.50 | $735.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $232.20 | $258.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA ED 29075 APPL CAST FOREARM ARM | $233.60 | $292.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $237.60 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $244.00 | $305.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $246.99 | $308.73 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $255.60 | $284.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $265.60 | $332.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 29075 APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $269.68 | $454.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CAST, PLASTER, SHORT ARM, ADULT | $270.20 | $386.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CAST, PLASTER, SHORT ARM, ADULT | $270.20 | $386.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $273.12 | $341.40 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $278.00 | $278.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $285.60 | $714.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $293.16 | $366.44 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $294.70 | $421.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM CAST | $296.40 | $494.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM CAST | $296.40 | $494.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $302.10 | $530.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $307.20 | $384.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $311.08 | $388.85 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $331.20 | $414.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $345.13 | $431.41 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $399.37 | $499.21 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $399.82 | $499.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $399.82 | $499.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $399.84 | $499.79 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM CAST | $407.00 | $407.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Application Cast Short Arm Rt | $473.00 | $473.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $495.36 | $619.19 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $495.36 | $619.19 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Application Cast Short Arm Lt | $848.25 | $1,305.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $151.00 | $244.00 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $160.00 | $184.70 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $152.40 | $296.40 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $106.00 | $167.70 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $98.40 | $116.80 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $270.20 | $270.20 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $197.40 | $197.40 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $190.00 | $190.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $177.60 | $177.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $173.25 | $173.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $399.37 | $399.37 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $473.00 | $473.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $285.60 | $285.60 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $255.60 | $255.60 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $193.50 | $193.50 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $184.20 | $184.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $95.40 | $95.40 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $278.00 | $278.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $246.99 | $246.99 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $296.40 | $296.40 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $71.40 | $71.40 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $265.60 | $265.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $293.16 | $293.16 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $345.13 | $345.13 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $213.75 | $213.75 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $399.84 | $399.84 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $237.60 | $237.60 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $232.20 | $232.20 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $81.78 | $81.78 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $133.20 | $133.20 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $188.72 | $188.72 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $294.70 | $294.70 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $133.60 | $133.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $407.00 | $407.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $495.36 | $495.36 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $182.00 | $182.00 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $399.82 | $399.82 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $307.20 | $307.20 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $233.60 | $233.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $273.12 | $273.12 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $143.25 | $143.25 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $220.40 | $220.40 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $331.20 | $331.20 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $302.10 | $302.10 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $183.20 | $183.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $269.68 | $269.68 |
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
- Illinois$300.00
- Indiana$360.75
- 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$157.25
- Missouri$270.00
- 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$332.00
- 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.