Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Hurley Medical Center
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $600 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Hurley Medical Center charges insurers about $2,425, or about $36,129 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Flint, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $600. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $167 - $10,169 | 5% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $236 - $7,263 | 7% |
| Aetnamajor | $337 - $21,790 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $337 - $3,297 | 10% |
| Humanamajor | $247 - $7,263 | 7% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $236 - $7,263 | 7% |
| AmeriHealth | $7,263 | 217% |
| GEHA | $337 - $21,790 | 10% |
| Health Net | $337 - $2,425 | 10% |
| HealthPartners | $370 | 11% |
| Medica | $7,263 | 217% |
| Meridian | $3,799 - $7,263 | 114% |
| Molina | $236 - $7,263 | 7% |
| Paramount | $370 | 11% |
| Priority Health | $418 - $3,297 | 13% |
| WellCare | $7,263 | 217% |
| + 123 smaller / regional plans | $184 - $21,790 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Hurley Medical Center
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other MI hospitals
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $560
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital · Gaylord $562
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $562
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $588
- McLaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey $596
- McLaren Flint · Flint $596
- McLaren Lapeer Region · Lapeer $596
- McLaren Port Huron · Port Huron $596
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.