CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,593

about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,525–$4,194

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,491

About the fair price

about $102 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,593 This hospital $3,491

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $466 Priciest $3,491

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,593 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center charges insurers about $3,491 — about the fair price. Located in Phoenix, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$3,526 - $6,117	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,065	92%
Aetnamajor	$2,158 - $3,491	65%
Cignamajor	$3,173 - $4,231	95%
Humanamajor	$1,148 - $4,839	34%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,958	148%
Oscar Health	$4,609 - $4,674	138%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$5,307

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, 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 Honor Health John C. Lincoln 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 Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other AZ hospitals

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