Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other ME hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $997 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $1,044 — about the fair price. Located in Portland, ME.
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
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 | $502 - $3,140 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $507 - $14,263 | 15% |
| Aetnamajor | $498 - $3,140 | 15% |
| Cignamajor | $1,606 | 48% |
| Humanamajor | $572 - $3,140 | 17% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,704 | 51% |
| WellCare | $577 - $3,234 | 17% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,053 - $1,065 |
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Other Procedures at Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other ME hospitals
- Millinocket Regional Hospital · Millinocket $522
- Penobscot Valley Hospital · Lincoln $818
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $954
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $954
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $978
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $1,034
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $1,050
- Redington Fairview General Hospital · Skowhegan $1,819
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.