CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Mountain View Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,438

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,328–$4,518

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,347

About the fair price

about $91 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,438 This hospital $3,347 Cash price $21,204 Hospital's list price $78,533

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $3,347 Priciest $10,207

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,438 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mountain View Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $3,347, or about $21,204 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Las Cruces, NM.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$2,843 - $40,366	85%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,579 - $58,900	77%
Aetnamajor	$3,347 - $62,826	100%
Cignamajor	$36,981	1106%
Humanamajor	$3,347	100%
Amerigroup	$3,347	100%
Devoted Health	$3,347	100%
Molina	$2,708 - $6,025	81%
Presbyterian	$2,579 - $62,826	77%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$3,347 - $4,049

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 21,204), 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 Mountain View Regional 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 Mountain View Regional Medical Center

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other NM hospitals

Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $3,347
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $3,408
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center · Santa Fe $3,424
Carlsbad Medical Center · Carlsbad $3,960
Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $5,669
Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems · Taos $6,389
Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $10,207
Lincoln County Medical Center · Ruidoso $10,207

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