CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Rapides Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$3,591
about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,126–$4,741
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$3,813
About the fair price
about $222 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,591 This hospital $3,813

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $536 Priciest $3,813

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,591 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Rapides Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $3,813 — about the fair price. Located in Alexandria, LA.

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 $550 - $11,600 16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5,907 177%
Aetnamajor $561 - $3,813 17%
Cignamajor $10,568 316%
Humanamajor $605 - $8,570 18%
Amerigroup $561 17%
AmeriHealth $550 16%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $561 - $8,831
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 211 4Th Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals