CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,739

about 0.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,124–$2,802

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,518

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $221 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,739 This hospital $1,518 Cash price $3,404 Hospital's list price $4,256

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $497 Priciest $1,518

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 $1,739 (about 0.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi charges insurers about $1,518, or about $3,404 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Des Moines, IA.

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✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$499 - $8,333	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$485 - $1,186	15%
Aetnamajor	$476 - $8,114	14%
Cignamajor	$1,262	38%
Humanamajor	$499	15%
Amerigroup	$3,126	94%
HealthPartners	$1,012 - $4,194	30%
Molina	$485 - $3,310	15%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$499 - $3,407

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 3,404), 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 Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi 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 Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

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