CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$767

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $708–$1,996

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$602

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $165 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $767 This hospital $602 Cash price $322 Hospital's list price $1,462

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NY hospitals compared.

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 $767 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc charges insurers about $602, or about $322 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Westfield, 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	$96 - $4,147	3%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$453 - $6,367	14%
Aetnamajor	$3,993 - $7,372	119%
Cignamajor	$823	25%
Humanamajor	$4,070	122%
AmeriHealth	$96 - $4,032	3%
Geisinger	$96 - $1,736	3%
Molina	$4,185	125%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$89 - $3,840

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 322), 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 Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc 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 Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc

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