Arm cast cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $35.04 to $296.40, with a median of $208.00. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$35.04Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$208.00half pay less
Highest$296.40in Iowa
Lowest saves$172.96vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC PT CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $35.04 | $73.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC PT CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $35.77 | $73.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $69.30 | $99.00 | Jul 17, 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 |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $152.80 | $191.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PT CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $163.80 | $390.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR APPLY SHORT ARM CAST | $169.77 | $212.21 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Application Cast Short Arm Lt | $182.00 | $280.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR APPLY FOREARM CAST | $208.00 | $260.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Application Cast Elbow to Finger | $215.00 | $215.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville Centerville · Centerville, IA PR Application Cast Elbow to Finger | $215.00 | $215.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Application Cast Elbow/Finger (Short Arm) | $220.50 | $735.00 | Feb 15, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $152.40 | $208.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $35.77 | $163.80 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $208.00 | $211.50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $215.00 | $215.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $35.04 | $35.04 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $169.77 | $169.77 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $296.40 | $296.40 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $182.00 | $182.00 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $233.60 | $233.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $152.80 | $152.80 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $269.68 | $269.68 |
What it is
A short arm cast wraps from below the elbow to the hand to hold a wrist or forearm fracture still.
What the price covers
The price is for applying the cast. The visit and X-rays are billed separately.
Short arm cast (elbow to hand) in other states
- Alabama$330.09
- Alaska$512.85
- Arizona$1,822.00
- Arkansas$127.25
- California$499.20
- Colorado$452.27
- Connecticut$370.00
- Delaware$918.96
- Florida$735.20
- Georgia$1,219.53
- Hawaii$1,411.70
- Idaho$611.00
- Illinois$307.50
- Indiana$236.60
- Kansas$1,804.03
- Kentucky$358.20
- Louisiana$169.40
- Maine$156.75
- Maryland$305.21
- Massachusetts$458.78
- Michigan$190.20
- Minnesota$263.08
- Mississippi$136.40
- Missouri$207.35
- Montana$154.85
- Nebraska$163.80
- Nevada$304.00
- New Hampshire$130.93
- New Jersey$330.00
- New Mexico$162.54
- New York$314.28
- North Carolina$393.58
- North Dakota$301.96
- Ohio$295.13
- Oklahoma$193.05
- Oregon$232.05
- Pennsylvania$356.50
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$464.50
- South Dakota$283.35
- Tennessee$130.20
- Texas$306.75
- Utah$286.23
- Vermont$160.00
- Virginia$273.00
- Washington$478.40
- West Virginia$272.00
- Wisconsin$240.00
- Wyoming$262.17
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.