CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,561

about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,679–$3,812

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,192

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $369 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,561 This hospital $3,192

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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 $3,192

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 $3,561 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus charges insurers about $3,192 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tucson, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,192 - $4,256	95%
Banner Health	$2,052	61%
Health Net	$2,052	61%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$2,052

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 Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus 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 Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus

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