CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Lakewood Health System

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$802
about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $501–$2,120
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$675
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $127 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $802 This hospital $675 Cash price $1,172 Hospital's list price $1,890

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.

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 $802 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Lakewood Health System charges insurers about $675, or about $1,172 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Staples, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 $470 - $1,682 14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $470 - $1,391 14%
Humanamajor $470 - $764 14%
HealthPartners $1,244 - $1,777 37%
Medica $504 - $922 15%
UCare $325 - $869 10%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $955 - $1,796
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: 49725 County Road 83, Staples, MN 56479
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals