Leg splint cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 72 hospitals publish a cash price for short leg splint (calf to foot): from $30.40 to $540.00, with a median of $177.45. The lowest price is at Story County Hospital (Nevada). The highest price is 17.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $177.45, is 25% below the US median of $237.68.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($166.02).
- Iowa ranks 9th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 72 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 29515. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$30.40Story County Hospital
Median$177.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$540.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$147.05vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story County Hospital lowest Nevada · Ames, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $30.40 | $38.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $31.50 | $35.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PERRY-FAC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $35.00 | $54.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $72.00 | $72.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Short leg splint | $76.80 | $256.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $95.40 | $159.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Apply Short Leg Splint RT | $103.50 | $138.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Application Splint Short Leg Rt | $108.55 | $167.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $109.60 | $137.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $118.30 | $169.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $131.25 | $175.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 29515 APPLY SHT LEG SPLT(CALF-FOOT) | $133.06 | $224.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $135.00 | $225.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $141.44 | $272.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health one side Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $141.62 | $146.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $142.40 | $178.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $143.92 | $257.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $144.42 | $249.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $144.72 | $216.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $145.61 | $182.02 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $147.20 | $184.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC SPLINTING OF LOWER LEG | $148.50 | $330.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $150.00 | $150.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $151.20 | $189.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PT SPLINTING OF LOWER LEG | $154.37 | $359.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $156.00 | $195.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $158.40 | $198.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $159.00 | $212.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Application of short leg splint (calf to foot) | $162.75 | $217.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC SPLINTING OF LOWER LEG | $165.00 | $330.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $165.60 | $207.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital one side Estherville · Estherville, IA | $165.87 | $171.00 | — source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $166.00 | $415.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $168.70 | $241.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer one side Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $174.60 | $180.00 | — source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $175.50 | $195.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $179.40 | $276.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $180.50 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $190.80 | $318.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $190.92 | $238.64 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $190.92 | $238.64 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $196.98 | $246.22 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA APPLICATION OF | $198.43 | $233.45 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT - 29515 | $203.40 | $339.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $204.80 | $256.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $212.00 | $265.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $214.00 | $214.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $214.20 | $306.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $216.12 | $270.14 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $223.85 | $279.81 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT - 29515 | $226.20 | $377.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT - 29515 | $226.20 | $377.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $227.70 | $253.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Application Splint Short Leg Rt | $241.80 | $372.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Application Lower Leg Splint | $243.00 | $243.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $261.80 | $327.24 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Application Splint Short Leg Rt | $274.95 | $423.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA ED 29515 APPL SPLINT SHORT LEG | $277.60 | $347.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $279.20 | $349.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $287.92 | $359.89 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Application Splint Short Leg Lt | $297.00 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB SPLINT APPLICATION, SYNTHETIC, SHORT LEG | $305.90 | $437.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB SPLINT APPLICATION, SYNTHETIC, SHORT LEG | $305.90 | $437.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $306.29 | $382.86 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $306.29 | $382.86 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $322.50 | $430.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $362.72 | $453.40 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $365.00 | $365.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC APPLY SHORT LEG SPLINT | $384.46 | $480.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center one side Manchester · Manchester, IA APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG SPLINT FROM CALF TO FOOT | $413.60 | $517.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | $439.47 | $771.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA GHS APPLICATION SHORT LEG SPLINT - 29515 | $540.00 | $540.00 | 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 | $141.44 | $204.80 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $35.00 | $199.50 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $190.92 | $203.40 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $76.80 | $154.37 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $30.40 | $70.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $144.72 | $179.36 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $216.12 | $247.66 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $226.20 | $234.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $305.90 | $305.90 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $118.30 | $118.30 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $131.25 | $131.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $362.72 | $362.72 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $227.70 | $227.70 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $159.00 | $159.00 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $365.00 | $365.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $214.20 | $214.20 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $223.85 | $223.85 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $162.75 | $162.75 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $165.87 | $165.87 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $190.80 | $190.80 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $196.98 | $196.98 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $322.50 | $322.50 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $287.92 | $287.92 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $158.40 | $158.40 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $175.50 | $175.50 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $144.42 | $144.42 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $198.43 | $198.43 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $143.92 | $143.92 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $168.70 | $168.70 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $212.00 | $212.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $413.60 | $413.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $540.00 | $540.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $306.29 | $306.29 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $108.55 | $108.55 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $190.92 | $190.92 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $142.40 | $142.40 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $95.40 | $95.40 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $174.60 | $174.60 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $151.20 | $151.20 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $277.60 | $277.60 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $179.40 | $179.40 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $141.62 | $141.62 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $261.80 | $261.80 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $103.50 | $103.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $180.50 | $180.50 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $147.20 | $147.20 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $439.47 | $439.47 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $133.06 | $133.06 |
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 splint is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg splint explained.
Short leg splint (calf to foot) in other states
- Alabama$168.90
- Alaska$274.56
- Arizona$349.13
- Arkansas$135.92
- California$494.00
- Colorado$215.58
- Connecticut$433.95
- Delaware$272.00
- District of Columbia$462.48, 3 hospitals
- Florida$411.95
- Georgia$384.49
- Hawaii$511.70
- Idaho$221.00
- Illinois$270.35
- Indiana$241.53
- Kansas$197.82
- Kentucky$186.31
- Louisiana$154.95
- Maine$128.75
- Maryland$264.02
- Massachusetts$345.55
- Michigan$160.65
- Minnesota$222.85
- Mississippi$144.75
- Missouri$198.63
- Montana$191.00
- Nebraska$188.50
- Nevada$238.50
- New Hampshire$114.84
- New Jersey$634.05
- New Mexico$283.20
- New York$285.64
- North Carolina$220.50
- North Dakota$222.00
- Ohio$294.75
- Oklahoma$197.46
- Oregon$236.29
- Pennsylvania$461.23
- Puerto Rico$204.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$222.60
- South Carolina$274.80
- South Dakota$268.00
- Tennessee$160.20
- Texas$244.00
- Utah$275.33
- Vermont$340.00
- Virginia$232.09
- Washington$354.20
- West Virginia$231.00
- Wisconsin$207.17
- Wyoming$302.88
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.