CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Research Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,923

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,689–$4,273

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,232

About the fair price

about $309 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,923 This hospital $4,232

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $549 Priciest $4,232

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,923 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Research Medical Center charges insurers about $4,232 — about the fair price. Located in Kansas City, MO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$1,049 - $6,944	31%
Aetnamajor	$1,091 - $7,996	33%
Cignamajor	$5,044 - $7,520	151%
Humanamajor	$2,835 - $3,508	85%
Amerigroup	$1,091	33%
Oscar Health	$4,212	126%
UniCare	$1,091	33%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$1,070 - $5,237

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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, 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 Research Medical Center 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 Research Medical Center

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