CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,124

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,384–$2,157

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,382

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $742 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,124 This hospital $1,382 Cash price $1,808 Hospital's list price $6,550

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $706 Priciest $7,265

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $2,124 (about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $1,382, or about $1,808 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Keene, NH.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$363 - $6,110	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$363 - $11,003	11%
Aetnamajor	$318 - $4,480	10%
Cignamajor	$363 - $6,053	11%
Ambetter (Centene)	$363 - $3,014	11%
AmeriHealth	$373 - $802	11%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,395 - $6,372	42%
MVP Health Care	$363 - $6,053	11%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,393 - $4,181	42%
WellCare	$363 - $3,390	11%
WellSense	$363 - $3,628	11%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$363 - $6,550

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 1,808), 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 Cheshire 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Cheshire Medical Center

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other NH hospitals

New London Hospital · New London $706
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $1,685
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $2,975
Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $3,851
Elliot Hospital · Manchester $4,201
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $4,936
Portsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth $6,290
Parkland Medical Center · Derry $7,265

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