Arm cast cost in Washington
In Washington, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $109.20 to $1,337.20, with a median of $439.45. The lowest price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 12.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $439.45, is 46% above the US median of $300.75.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Washington ranks 38th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 45 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$109.20Providence Mount Carmel Hospital + 2 more
Median$439.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,337.20in Washington
Lowest saves$330.25vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 29075 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM CDM | $109.20 | $156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 29075 APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM CDM | $109.20 | $156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center lowest Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $109.20 | $156.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $113.05 | $133.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 29075 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short ar | $137.15 | $211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $204.81 | $227.57 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $216.38 | $349.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $221.94 | $411.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $228.25 | $415.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA APP FOREARM CAST | $231.20 | $272.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Applic cast forearm BL | $233.60 | $292.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC CAST - SHORT ARM | $238.40 | $298.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $258.94 | $345.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 29075 Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm Rhc | $283.00 | $283.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $293.30 | $419.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $298.20 | $426.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Application of Forearm Cast--Pbb | $298.80 | $332.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Appy Cast Shortarm FAC SC | $328.00 | $410.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $362.40 | $453.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC APPLY CAST SHORT ARM | $371.58 | $640.65 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $378.00 | $504.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $432.36 | $432.36 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $439.45 | $517.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $444.00 | $555.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $459.55 | $707.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Short Arm Overwrap Unilateral | $463.10 | $463.10 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC APPL FOREARM CAST | $477.75 | $735.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $478.40 | $736.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $478.40 | $736.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA APPLICATION-ELBOW TO FINGER (SHORT ARM) CAST--FAC | $480.42 | $942.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $489.30 | $699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $528.50 | $755.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $554.32 | $1,066.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $554.32 | $1,066.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $573.60 | $717.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital one side South Bend · South Bend, WA APPLICATION OF ELBOW TO FINGER CAST | $581.00 | $830.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $634.40 | $1,220.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA "HB APPLICATION ELBOW TO FINGER,UC FAC CHG" | $743.20 | $929.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $752.80 | $941.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $796.80 | $1,660.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Application of elbow to finger cast | $812.67 | $812.67 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane one side Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA APPLICATION OF ELBOW TO FINGER CAST | $1,337.20 | $1,337.20 | Mar 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 10 | $109.20 | $557.41 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $109.20 | $489.30 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $233.60 | $298.80 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $216.38 | $385.35 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 2 | $228.25 | $260.78 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $283.00 | $357.68 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $444.00 | $508.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $477.75 | $478.08 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $439.45 | $596.12 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $221.94 | $221.94 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $459.55 | $459.55 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $204.81 | $204.81 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $113.05 | $113.05 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $328.00 | $328.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $478.40 | $478.40 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $238.40 | $238.40 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $554.32 | $554.32 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $258.94 | $258.94 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $231.20 | $231.20 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $581.00 | $581.00 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $298.20 | $298.20 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $137.15 | $137.15 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$288.00
- Wisconsin$240.80
- Wyoming$167.63
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.