Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Mercy Medical Center
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $2,304 (about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $1,565 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Merced, 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
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 | $661 - $15,399 | 20% |
| Aetnamajor | $4,123 - $8,124 | 123% |
| Humanamajor | $4,123 | 123% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $460 - $4,123 | 14% |
| Health Net | $1,565 - $16,193 | 47% |
| Molina | $460 | 14% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $460 - $4,123 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Medical Center
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other CA hospitals
- Adventist Health Reedley · Reedley $494
- Adventist Health Sonora · Sonora $494
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $528
- Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr · San Diego $575
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital · Hollister $575
- Adventist Health Tulare · Tulare $581
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial · Lodi $597
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $598
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.