CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: F F Thompson Hospital

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$789

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $510–$3,147

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$770

About the fair price

about $19 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $789 This hospital $770

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NY hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $536 Priciest $784

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $789 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). F F Thompson Hospital charges insurers about $770 — about the fair price. Located in Canandaigua, NY.

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	$343 - $4,084	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$240 - $11,318	7%
Aetnamajor	$417 - $4,084	12%
Cignamajor	$619 - $9,549	19%
Humanamajor	$4,084	122%
CDPHP	$1,260 - $2,163	38%
Fidelis Care	$574 - $1,142	17%
Independent Health	$641 - $1,257	19%
MVP Health Care	$449 - $8,953	13%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$4,084

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 F F Thompson Hospital 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 F F Thompson Hospital

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other NY hospitals

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