CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Deaconess Hospital Inc

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$803

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $617–$1,346

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$811

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $803 This hospital $811 Cash price $933 Hospital's list price $2,667

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $466 Priciest $811

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $803 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Deaconess Hospital Inc charges insurers about $811, or about $933 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Evansville, IN.

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	$478 - $10,009	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$419 - $10,568	13%
Aetnamajor	$419 - $1,796	13%
Cignamajor	$1,796	54%
Humanamajor	$478 - $3,179	14%
Ambetter (Centene)	$550 - $4,768	16%
CareSource	$478 - $4,768	14%
Health Net	$789	24%
HealthLink	$1,796 - $2,267	54%
Meridian	$419 - $3,179	13%
Molina	$419 - $3,179	13%
WellCare	$419 - $3,179	13%
+ 32 smaller / regional plans	$478 - $7,629

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 933), 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 Deaconess Hospital Inc 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 Deaconess Hospital Inc

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