CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,139

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,651–$3,250

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,998

About the fair price

about $141 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,139 This hospital $2,998

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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 $2,998

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 $3,139 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital charges insurers about $2,998 — about the fair price. Located in Lake Charles, 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	$553 - $9,520	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,998 - $4,562	90%
Aetnamajor	$580 - $2,998	17%
Cignamajor	$5,700	171%
Humanamajor	$564 - $2,998	17%
AmeriHealth	$553	17%
WellCare	$3,148	94%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$553 - $4,197

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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, 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 Christus Ochsner St Patrick 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 Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital

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