Arm cast cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $30.00 to $1,578.53, with a median of $166.64. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 52.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $166.64, is 45% below the US median of $300.75.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Kentucky ranks 5th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 32 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$30.00Ohio County Hospital
Median$166.64half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,578.53in Kentucky
Lowest saves$136.64vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY APPLY FA CAST ELB TO FNG PROF | $30.00 | $60.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY APPLY CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $42.60 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY APPLY CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $42.60 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 29075 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) | $51.00 | $85.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY APPLY CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY APPLY CAST ELBOW TO FINGER | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Application of elbow to finger cast | $93.00 | $124.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB CAST SHORT ARM | $104.80 | $524.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAST SHORT ARM | $104.80 | $524.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAST SHORT ARM | $104.80 | $524.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAST SHORT ARM | $104.80 | $524.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAST SHORT ARM | $104.80 | $524.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAST SHORT ARM | $104.80 | $524.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY Appl Short Arm Cast | $156.49 | $323.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY Appl Short Arm Cast | $158.96 | $453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC SHORT ARM CAST APPLIC | $166.58 | $537.35 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Appl Short Arm Cast | $166.70 | $397.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY Appl Short Arm Cast | $180.16 | $477.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Appl Short Arm Cast | $181.88 | $431.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Appl Short Arm Cast | $188.54 | $397.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Application of elbow to finger cast | $289.25 | $445.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Application of elbow to finger cast | $297.70 | $458.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Application of elbow to finger cast | $297.70 | $458.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Application of elbow to finger cast | $300.00 | $300.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Cast - Short Arm | $358.20 | $597.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital one side Hayden · Hayden, KY CAST APP SHRT ARM ELBW FNG LT | $415.80 | $693.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital one side West Liberty · West Liberty, KY CAST APP SHRT ARM ELBW FNG RT | $415.80 | $693.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY Appl Short Arm Cast | $460.23 | $858.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Apply Forearm Cast | $462.14 | $1,155.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Cast - Short Arm | $574.20 | $957.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) | $1,250.72 | $3,126.79 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC APPLY FOREARM CAST | $1,578.53 | $1,578.53 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 6 | $104.80 | $104.80 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $166.70 | $460.23 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $158.96 | $868.74 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $51.00 | $204.60 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $156.49 | $365.34 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $297.70 | $297.70 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $166.58 | $166.58 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $297.70 | $297.70 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $415.80 | $415.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $42.60 | $42.60 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $104.80 | $104.80 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $180.16 | $180.16 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $289.25 | $289.25 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Pikeville, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $415.80 | $415.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $42.60 | $42.60 |
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
- Iowa$232.90
- Kansas$267.50
- 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.