CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Atrium Health Union

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$692

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $481–$1,462

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$484

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $208 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $692 This hospital $484

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NC hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $484 Priciest $3,059

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $692 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Atrium Health Union charges insurers about $484 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Monroe, NC.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$416 - $3,250	12%
Aetnamajor	$501 - $3,194	15%
Cignamajor	$484 - $3,240	14%
Humanamajor	$493 - $3,148	15%
AmeriHealth	$416	12%
WellCare	$416	12%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$412 - $3,857

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 Atrium Health Union 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 Atrium Health Union

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other NC hospitals

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