CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: The Children's Mercy Hospital

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,148

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $825–$2,372

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,063

About the fair price

about $85 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,148 This hospital $1,063 Cash price $988 Hospital's list price $2,058

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MO hospitals compared.

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 $1,148 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). The Children's Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $1,063, or about $988 in cash — 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.

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	$638 - $1,715	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$962 - $1,176	29%
Aetnamajor	$923 - $1,176	28%
Cignamajor	$1,115	33%
Humanamajor	$965	29%
Health Net	$1,523	46%
HealthLink	$630	19%
Medica	$1,200	36%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$680 - $1,502

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 988), 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 The Children's Mercy 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 The Children's Mercy Hospital

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other MO hospitals

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