CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: North Memorial Health Hospital

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,231

about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,114–$2,323

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$584

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,647 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,231 This hospital $584 Cash price $1,440 Hospital's list price $2,240

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $470 Priciest $908

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $2,231 (about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate). North Memorial Health Hospital charges insurers about $584, or about $1,440 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Robbinsdale, MN.

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	$523 - $1,946	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$387 - $2,119	12%
Aetnamajor	$567	17%
Cignamajor	$2,208	66%
Humanamajor	$569	17%
HealthPartners	$383 - $2,123	11%
Medica	$382 - $2,058	11%
UCare	$459 - $915	14%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$421 - $429

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 1,440), 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 North Memorial Health 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 North Memorial Health Hospital

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other MN hospitals

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