CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Community Hospital of San Bernardino

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,123

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,000–$5,256

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,123

About the fair price

1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,123 This hospital $4,123

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $494 Priciest $4,123

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $4,123 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Community Hospital of San Bernardino charges insurers about $4,123 — about the fair price. Located in San Bernardino, CA.

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✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente AetnaCigna

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	$4,123	123%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$862 - $6,858	26%
Humanamajor	$4,123	123%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$460 - $4,123	14%
Health Net	$565 - $5,889	17%
Molina	$1,014 - $4,123	30%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$460 - $7,008

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, 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 Community Hospital of San Bernardino 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 Community Hospital of San Bernardino

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