CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Ascension St Vincent Mercy

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$622

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $622–$2,912

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$648

About the fair price

about $26 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $622 This hospital $648

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $466 Priciest $648

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 $622 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Ascension St Vincent Mercy charges insurers about $648 — about the fair price. Located in Elwood, IN.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$154 - $1,487	5%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$502 - $1,487	15%
Aetnamajor	$1,487	44%
Humanamajor	$1,487	44%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,487	44%
CareSource	$1,487	44%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$502 - $1,487

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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, 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 Ascension St Vincent Mercy 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 Ascension St Vincent Mercy

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