CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$796

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $520–$2,545

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$618

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $178 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $796 This hospital $618 Cash price $1,050 Hospital's list price $1,235

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other MO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $796 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charges insurers about $618, or about $1,050 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Joseph, 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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$120 - $3,270	4%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$477 - $3,270	14%
Aetnamajor	$380 - $3,270	11%
Cignamajor	$1,087	33%
Ambetter (Centene)	$906 - $6,212	27%
Amerigroup	$629	19%
GEHA	$1,003	30%
HealthLink	$1,060	32%
Molina	$629	19%
SelectHealth	$1,060	32%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$629 - $1,060

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 (about 1,050), 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 Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph 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 Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other MO hospitals

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