CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Treasure Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,724

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,689–$3,637

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,897

About the fair price

about $173 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,724 This hospital $2,897 Cash price $3,940 Hospital's list price $9,440

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 ID hospitals compared.

Cheapest $737 Priciest $3,231

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $2,724 (about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Treasure Valley Hospital charges insurers about $2,897, or about $3,940 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$2,963 - $8,911	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,679 - $6,349	80%
Aetnamajor	$7,835	234%
Cignamajor	$7,552	226%
GEHA	$8,024	240%
Health Net	$2,830 - $8,024	85%
Moda Health	$8,118	243%
PacificSource	$7,212	216%
SelectHealth	$2,963 - $4,440	89%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$6,247 - $8,685

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 10 rental-network / third-party entries (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 3,940), 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 Treasure Valley Hospital 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 Treasure Valley Hospital

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other ID hospitals

Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $737
Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $854
Caribou Medical Center · Soda Springs $914
Benewah Community Hospital · Saint Maries $1,047
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital · Montpelier $1,683
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center · Nampa $3,159
Mountain View Hospital · Idaho Falls $3,217
Madison Memorial Hospital · Rexburg $3,231

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