Bunion correction surgery
Facility: CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,602 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs charges insurers about $3,320 — about the fair price. Located in Council Bluffs, IA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $3,162 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,162 | 95% |
| Humanamajor | $3,162 | 95% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $3,081 - $3,257 | 92% |
| Amerigroup | $3,081 - $3,320 | 92% |
| Medica | $994 - $6,546 | 30% |
| Molina | $3,141 | 94% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $3,162 - $9,248 |
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Other Procedures at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other IA hospitals
- Cass County Memorial Hospital · Atlantic $497
- Boone County Hospital · Boone $542
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $547
- Davis County Hospital · Bloomfield $576
- Winnmed · Decorah $583
- Story County Hospital · Nevada $611
- Greene County Medical Center · Jefferson $654
- Madison County Health Care System · Winterset $766
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.