Leg cast cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $71.96 to $721.85, with a median of $343.22. The lowest price is at Tucson Medical Center (Tucson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 10.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $343.22, is 3% above the US median of $332.84.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Arizona ranks 27th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29405. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$71.96Tucson Medical Center + 1 more
Median$343.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$721.85in Arizona
Lowest saves$271.26vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Short Leg Cast Application | $71.96 | $257.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital lowest Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Short Leg Cast Application | $71.96 | $257.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $343.22 | $540.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST(BELOW KNEE TO TOES) | $521.30 | $802.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $721.85 | $6,015.39 | 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson, AZ | 2 | $71.96 | $71.96 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $721.85 | $721.85 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $343.22 | $343.22 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $521.30 | $521.30 |
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 leg cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg cast explained.
Short leg cast (below the knee) in other states
- Alabama$249.00
- Alaska$432.12
- Arkansas$167.00
- California$499.20
- Colorado$347.49
- Connecticut$658.80
- Delaware$484.68
- District of Columbia$559.42, 3 hospitals
- Florida$590.80
- Georgia$316.80
- Hawaii$780.50
- Idaho$237.30
- Illinois$354.00
- Indiana$378.60
- Iowa$236.00
- Kansas$263.00
- Kentucky$191.87
- Louisiana$209.20
- Maine$175.50
- Maryland$175.60, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$620.70
- Michigan$273.00
- Minnesota$297.95
- Mississippi$183.25
- Missouri$283.60
- Montana$224.46
- Nebraska$202.08
- Nevada$306.00
- New Hampshire$239.83
- New Jersey$654.00
- New Mexico$213.90
- New York$491.00
- North Carolina$379.80
- North Dakota$352.80
- Ohio$380.91
- Oklahoma$174.73
- Oregon$291.20
- Pennsylvania$520.80
- Puerto Rico$150.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$418.98
- South Dakota$311.75
- Tennessee$150.87
- Texas$339.15
- Utah$429.53, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$361.79
- Virginia$318.00
- Washington$347.40
- West Virginia$318.50
- Wisconsin$235.00
- Wyoming$464.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.