CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Livingston Healthcare

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$905

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $742–$2,360

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$817

About the fair price

about $88 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $905 This hospital $817 Cash price $2,153 Hospital's list price $2,266

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 7 other MT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $801 Priciest $9,713

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 MT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $905 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Livingston Healthcare charges insurers about $817, or about $2,153 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Livingston, MT.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$557 - $2,153	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$557 - $817	17%
Aetnamajor	$2,198	66%
Humanamajor	$557	17%
PacificSource	$557 - $889	17%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$838 - $2,221

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 2,153), 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 Livingston Healthcare 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Livingston Healthcare

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other MT hospitals

Central Montana Medical Center · Lewistown $801
Sidney Health Center · Sidney $839
St James Hospital · Butte $3,342
St. Patrick Hospital · Missoula $3,443
Great Falls Clinic Hospital · Great Falls $6,320
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital · Billings $6,489
Providence St Joseph Medical Center · Polson $9,713

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