Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Merit Health Wesley
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MS hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,119 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Merit Health Wesley charges insurers about $2,917, or about $7,092 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hattiesburg, MS.
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
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 | $2,473 - $3,782 | 74% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,051 | 151% |
| Aetnamajor | $740 - $2,945 | 22% |
| Cignamajor | $9,504 | 284% |
| Humanamajor | $2,859 | 86% |
| CareSource | $2,522 | 75% |
| Devoted Health | $2,917 | 87% |
| Molina | $2,670 - $4,940 | 80% |
| WellCare | $2,964 | 89% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $2,473 - $27,016 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Wesley
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other MS hospitals
- Highland Hills Medical Center · Senatobia $853
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $929
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $2,919
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $3,064
- Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock · Bay Saint Louis $3,128
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $3,164
- Crossgates River Oaks Hospital · Brandon $3,227
- Ochsner Rush Hospital · Meridian $3,636
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.