CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$732

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $644–$2,685

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$640

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $92 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $732 This hospital $640 Cash price $365 Hospital's list price $1,823

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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 $640

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 $732 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Ukiah Valley charges insurers about $640, or about $365 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ukiah, CA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$649 - $675	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$494 - $1,086	15%
Aetnamajor	$463	14%
Cignamajor	$640	19%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$494 - $1,458	15%
Health Net	$720	22%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$544 - $1,185

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 365), 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 Adventist Health Ukiah Valley 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 Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other CA hospitals

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