CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,869

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,956–$4,002

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,009

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $860 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,869 This hospital $2,009

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other MO hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $549 Priciest $2,248

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 $2,869 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital charges insurers about $2,009 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

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	$3,764 - $5,698	113%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$636 - $3,212	19%
Aetnamajor	$1,889 - $3,343	57%
Cignamajor	$1,833	55%
Humanamajor	$3,333	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,148 - $3,310	94%
HealthLink	$2,496 - $3,851	75%
Oscar Health	$3,886 - $3,933	116%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$3,376

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 SSM Health Saint Louis University 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 SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other MO hospitals

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