Arm cast cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 39 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $98.00 to $567.00, with a median of $207.84. The lowest price is at Howard County Medical Center (St. Paul). The highest price is 5.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $207.84, is 31% below the US median of $300.75.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Nebraska ranks 9th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 39 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$98.00Howard County Medical Center
Median$207.84half of hospitals charge less
Highest$567.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$109.84vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County Medical Center lowest St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $98.00 | $98.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $108.00 | $108.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE 29075 Cast Arm Short Apply -Sc Tech | $129.00 | $129.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Rhc Appl Short Arm Cast | $130.00 | $191.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA APP CAST FIG 8 SHORT ARM | $138.75 | $185.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE App Short Arm Cas | $150.00 | $187.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Application Cast Elbow/Finger (Short Arm) | $163.17 | $441.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC PT CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $167.70 | $390.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $167.70 | $390.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC OT CASTING OF SHORT ARM | $167.70 | $390.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC PT CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $167.70 | $390.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC OT CASTING OF SHORT ARM | $173.84 | $212.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE APPLICATION SHORT ARM CAS | $174.60 | $194.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $182.32 | $212.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $186.14 | $227.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) | $193.80 | $228.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Cln Casting Elbow To Finger | $195.00 | $244.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Application of elbow to finger cast | $197.10 | $219.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Application of elbow to finger cast | $198.00 | $247.50 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC PT CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $207.84 | $433.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $214.50 | $330.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Application of elbow to finger cast | $214.50 | $330.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 29075 Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm Techfee | $216.00 | $240.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Application of elbow to finger cast | $217.48 | $217.48 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cast: Elbowfinger | $220.00 | $220.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 29075 Application, Cast; Elbow To Finger (Short Arm) | $230.00 | $328.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE 29075 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM TechFee | $253.44 | $264.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE 29075 Application, Cast; Elbow To Finger (Short Arm) | $261.00 | $326.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Application Cast Elbow/Finger (Short Arm) | $264.60 | $735.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE CAST SHORT ARM | $266.63 | $296.25 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE APPL CST ELBW FNGR SHORT ARM | $273.60 | $342.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE 29075 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM TechFee | $280.00 | $280.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $290.08 | $518.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC CASTING OF ARM SHORT | $300.44 | $518.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Er Fac Appl Cast/elbow To Finger | $317.00 | $352.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Apply Cast,short Arm | $428.00 | $428.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital one side Columbus · Columbus, NE APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $460.66 | $484.90 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB APPLY CAST-SHORT ARM (ELBOW TO FINGER) | $528.30 | $880.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE 29075 Application Of Forearm Cast | $567.00 | $597.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $138.75 | $167.70 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $173.84 | $317.25 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $98.00 | $194.04 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $261.00 | $280.72 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $253.44 | $285.22 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $273.60 | $273.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $198.00 | $198.00 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $195.00 | $195.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $567.00 | $567.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $428.00 | $428.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $216.00 | $216.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $197.10 | $197.10 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $230.00 | $230.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $163.17 | $163.17 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $220.00 | $220.00 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $217.48 | $217.48 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1 | $207.84 | $207.84 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $266.63 | $266.63 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $186.14 | $186.14 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $182.32 | $182.32 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $174.60 | $174.60 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $528.30 | $528.30 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $193.80 | $193.80 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 |
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
- Illinois$300.00
- 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
- 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.