CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: The Nebraska Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,321

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,053–$5,407

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,064

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,257 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,321 This hospital $1,064 Cash price $1,951 Hospital's list price $3,002

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NE hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $472 Priciest $1,064

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,321 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). The Nebraska Medical Center charges insurers about $1,064, or about $1,951 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Omaha, NE.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,064	32%
Aetnamajor	$482	14%

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 1,951), 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 Nebraska Medical Center 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 Nebraska Medical Center

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other NE hospitals

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