CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Sullivan County Community Hospital

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$600

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $470–$4,401

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$478

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $122 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $600 This hospital $478 Cash price $966 Hospital's list price $1,288

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other IN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $600 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Sullivan County Community Hospital charges insurers about $478, or about $966 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sullivan, IN.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$415	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$456 - $648	14%
Humanamajor	$461 - $638	14%
Ambetter (Centene)	$456	14%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$456 - $966

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 966), 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 Sullivan County Community 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 Sullivan County Community Hospital

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other IN hospitals

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