CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: White River Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,131

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,096–$2,969

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,246

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $885 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,131 This hospital $1,246 Cash price $1,531 Hospital's list price $2,041

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other AR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $501 Priciest $3,085

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $2,131 (about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). White River Medical Center charges insurers about $1,246, or about $1,531 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Batesville, AR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$3,177	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$100 - $3,177	3%
Aetnamajor	$1,246 - $3,177	37%
Cignamajor	$3,273	98%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,448	133%
WellCare	$3,336	100%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$1,143 - $8,896

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,531), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 28296.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm White River Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 28296.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at White River Medical Center

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other AR hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.