Leg cast cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $42.00 to $889.85, with a median of $236.00. The lowest price is at WinnMed (Decorah). The highest price is 21.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $236.00, is 29% below the US median of $332.84.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Iowa ranks 12th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 57 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 29405. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$42.00WinnMed
Median$236.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$889.85in Iowa
Lowest saves$194.00vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinnMed lowest Decorah · Decorah, IA Application of short leg cast | $42.00 | $60.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Application of short leg cast | $52.00 | $100.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA CAST LOWER LEG CHILD | $75.00 | $75.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Application of short leg cast | $86.40 | $144.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Application of short leg cast | $111.75 | $149.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Application of short leg cast | $135.20 | $169.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Application Cast Short Leg Rt | $146.25 | $225.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $151.65 | $337.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Application of short leg cast | $154.40 | $193.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $155.23 | $361.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $157.30 | $196.63 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Apply Short Leg Cast RT | $162.75 | $217.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Application Short Leg Cast (Below Knee/Toe) | $162.90 | $543.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ER-APPLY SH LEG CAST | $164.00 | $253.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC APPL SHORT LEG CAST | $168.50 | $337.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Short Leg Cast Applic | $170.00 | $170.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Application of short leg cast | $170.52 | $294.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Application of short leg cast | $175.20 | $219.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Application of short leg cast | $175.50 | $234.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Application of short leg cast | $180.60 | $301.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Application Cast Short Leg Lt | $182.00 | $280.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $183.20 | $229.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Application of short leg cast | $187.80 | $313.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION | $190.80 | $318.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION | $212.40 | $354.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION | $212.40 | $354.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Application of short leg cast | $227.70 | $253.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Application of short leg cast | $236.00 | $236.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA APPLY SH LEG CAST | $236.00 | $296.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA PR APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $240.80 | $301.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Application of short leg cast | $250.60 | $358.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $268.00 | $335.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $273.12 | $341.40 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 29405 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST(KNEE-TOE) | $273.83 | $461.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $281.60 | $352.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Application of short leg cast | $285.60 | $714.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST | $291.72 | $343.20 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Application of short leg cast | $294.70 | $421.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Application of short leg cast | $309.60 | $387.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $315.90 | $351.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $319.00 | $319.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $331.20 | $414.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $345.13 | $431.41 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $370.49 | $463.11 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $375.98 | $469.97 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $375.98 | $469.97 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CAST APPLICATION, SHORT LEG | $378.70 | $541.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CAST APPLICATION, SHORT LEG | $378.70 | $541.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $399.82 | $499.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $399.82 | $499.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $399.84 | $499.79 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $415.86 | $519.82 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $417.60 | $522.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Application of short leg cast | $419.00 | $419.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $529.54 | $661.92 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $660.36 | $825.44 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Application Cast Short Leg Lt | $889.85 | $1,369.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $52.00 | $268.00 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $164.00 | $172.60 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $190.80 | $212.40 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $155.23 | $162.90 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $135.20 | $188.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $146.25 | $179.32 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $378.70 | $378.70 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $250.60 | $250.60 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $180.60 | $180.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $175.50 | $175.50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $660.36 | $660.36 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $285.60 | $285.60 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $315.90 | $315.90 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $111.75 | $111.75 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $187.80 | $187.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $151.65 | $151.65 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $419.00 | $419.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $236.00 | $236.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $370.49 | $370.49 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $309.60 | $309.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $415.86 | $415.86 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $345.13 | $345.13 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $399.84 | $399.84 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $227.70 | $227.70 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $170.52 | $170.52 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $291.72 | $291.72 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $294.70 | $294.70 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $236.00 | $236.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $154.40 | $154.40 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $417.60 | $417.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $375.98 | $375.98 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $182.00 | $182.00 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $399.82 | $399.82 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $319.00 | $319.00 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $281.60 | $281.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $273.12 | $273.12 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $162.75 | $162.75 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $331.20 | $331.20 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $183.20 | $183.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $273.83 | $273.83 |
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
- Arizona$343.22
- 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
- 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.