Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Howard County Medical Center
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NE hospitals compared.
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 $535 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Howard County Medical Center charges insurers about $600 — about the fair price. Located in St Paul, NE.
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
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 | $120 - $1,885 | 4% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $472 - $3,826 | 14% |
| Aetnamajor | $261 - $1,961 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $402 | 12% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $945 | 28% |
| Medica | $472 - $1,205 | 14% |
| Molina | $122 - $918 | 4% |
| Oscar Health | $827 | 25% |
| WellCare | $487 | 15% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $120 - $1,655 |
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Other Procedures at Howard County Medical Center
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other NE hospitals
- Fillmore County Hospital · Geneva $472
- Valley County Health System · Ord $544
- St Francis Memorial Hospital · West Point $555
- Cherry County Hospital · Valentine $660
- Mary Lanning Healthcare · Hastings $724
- Phelps Memorial Health Center · Holdrege $737
- Tri Valley Health System · Cambridge $787
- Regional West Medical Center · Scottsbluff $1,015
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.