Arm splint cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm splint (forearm and hand): from $29.00 to $605.00, with a median of $173.28. The lowest price is at Dallas County Hospital (Perry). The highest price is 20.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $173.28, is 20% below the US median of $217.75.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Iowa ranks 11th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 77 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 29125. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$29.00Dallas County Hospital
Median$173.28half of hospitals charge less
Highest$605.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$144.28vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County Hospital lowest Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA IA ORTHO FAC SC- SHRT ARM STAT SPLNT APP | $29.00 | $45.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $43.20 | $72.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Apply Short Arm Splint LT | $57.00 | $76.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $76.05 | $84.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital one side Estherville · Estherville, IA | $81.48 | $84.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $81.60 | $136.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $87.00 | $116.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $89.60 | $112.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $94.50 | $135.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $97.50 | $150.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Short arm splint | $105.30 | $351.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $105.60 | $132.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health one side Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $105.73 | $109.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $109.60 | $137.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Application Splint Static Short Arm Rt | $111.15 | $171.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $120.00 | $120.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $123.00 | $123.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $126.74 | $158.43 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $131.56 | $253.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $134.67 | $201.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $136.00 | $340.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer one side Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $139.68 | $144.00 | — source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $144.00 | $180.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $144.42 | $249.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $147.20 | $184.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 29125 APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT | $147.91 | $249.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $148.00 | $185.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $148.50 | $198.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $151.20 | $189.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $153.60 | $256.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC PT SPLINTING OF FOREARM | $157.95 | $351.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton one side New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Application Splint Static Short Arm Rt | $159.25 | $245.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC SPLINTING OF FOREARM | $160.82 | $374.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $161.10 | $179.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $161.25 | $215.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $168.70 | $241.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $169.10 | $178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $172.00 | $172.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $173.28 | $304.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $175.20 | $219.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC SPLINTING OF FOREARM | $175.50 | $351.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $176.80 | $221.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $180.60 | $258.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $180.73 | $225.91 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $180.73 | $225.91 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $185.56 | $231.95 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT - 29125 | $189.60 | $316.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $190.92 | $238.64 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $190.92 | $238.64 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA APPLY FOREARM SPLINT | $192.80 | $241.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Apply Forearm Splint | $195.00 | $195.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $195.00 | $244.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $197.00 | $197.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $208.80 | $232.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT - 29125 | $211.20 | $352.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT - 29125 | $211.20 | $352.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA APPLY FOREARM SPLINT | $213.32 | $250.96 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $214.26 | $267.82 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $217.60 | $272.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $221.05 | $276.31 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $223.44 | $399.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $226.80 | $378.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $237.60 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Application Splint Static Short Arm Lt | $245.00 | $245.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $261.80 | $327.24 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Application Splint Static Short Arm Rt | $269.10 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center one side Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Ot Application Splint Static Short Arm Rt | $269.10 | $414.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA SURG 29125 APPLN SHORT ARM SPLINT (FOREARM TO HAND) STATIC | $272.80 | $341.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Application Splint Static Short Arm Rt | $292.50 | $450.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $326.74 | $408.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | $331.00 | $331.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $342.68 | $428.34 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB SPLINT APPLICATION, SHORT ARM | $364.00 | $520.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB SPLINT APPLICATION, SHORT ARM | $364.00 | $520.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC APPLY SHORT ARM SPLINT STATIC | $392.44 | $490.54 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center one side Manchester · Manchester, IA APPLICATION OF NONMOVEABLE FOREARM TO HAND SPLINT | $413.60 | $517.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA GHS APPLICATION SHORT ARM SPLINT - 29125 | $605.00 | $605.00 | Aug 11, 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
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 | $126.74 | $175.20 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $29.00 | $169.50 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $189.60 | $190.92 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $105.30 | $160.82 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $105.60 | $107.60 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $134.67 | $165.84 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $214.26 | $215.93 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $211.20 | $240.15 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $221.05 | $245.08 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $364.00 | $364.00 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $153.60 | $153.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $342.68 | $342.68 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $245.00 | $245.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $226.80 | $226.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $157.95 | $157.95 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $331.00 | $331.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $180.60 | $180.60 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $176.80 | $176.80 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $81.48 | $81.48 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $185.56 | $185.56 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $161.25 | $161.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $326.74 | $326.74 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $237.60 | $237.60 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $161.10 | $161.10 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $144.42 | $144.42 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $213.32 | $213.32 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $76.05 | $76.05 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $223.44 | $223.44 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $168.70 | $168.70 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $195.00 | $195.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $148.00 | $148.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $413.60 | $413.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $605.00 | $605.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $180.73 | $180.73 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $111.15 | $111.15 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $190.92 | $190.92 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $159.25 | $159.25 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $172.00 | $172.00 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $139.68 | $139.68 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $151.20 | $151.20 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $272.80 | $272.80 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $105.73 | $105.73 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $261.80 | $261.80 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $169.10 | $169.10 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $147.20 | $147.20 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $173.28 | $173.28 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $192.80 | $192.80 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $147.91 | $147.91 |
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 splint is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Arm splint explained.
Short arm splint (forearm and hand) in other states
- Alabama$172.27
- Alaska$265.80
- Arizona$1,038.07
- Arkansas$133.64
- California$419.52
- Colorado$275.88
- Connecticut$278.35
- Delaware$360.36
- District of Columbia$302.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$383.60
- Georgia$384.00
- Hawaii$210.00
- Idaho$200.90
- Illinois$249.12
- Indiana$181.80
- Kansas$179.81
- Kentucky$184.69
- Louisiana$131.89
- Maine$120.60
- Maryland$249.71
- Massachusetts$332.55
- Michigan$186.98
- Minnesota$198.69
- Mississippi$128.00
- Missouri$185.69
- Montana$159.04
- Nebraska$165.41
- Nevada$251.60
- New Hampshire$118.32
- New Jersey$768.00
- New Mexico$262.88
- New York$210.57
- North Carolina$254.22
- North Dakota$193.00
- Ohio$290.63
- Oklahoma$136.19
- Oregon$180.47
- Pennsylvania$315.00
- Puerto Rico$215.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$179.40
- South Carolina$267.10
- South Dakota$258.40
- Tennessee$145.93
- Texas$227.40
- Utah$255.54
- Vermont$222.00
- Virginia$243.00
- Washington$277.58
- West Virginia$184.00
- Wisconsin$175.75
- Wyoming$277.26
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.