CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Santiam Hospital & Clinics

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,404

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,003–$4,199

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,674

About the fair price

about $270 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,404 This hospital $3,674 Cash price $4,488 Hospital's list price $4,488

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $561 Priciest $3,674

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $3,404 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Santiam Hospital & Clinics charges insurers about $3,674, or about $4,488 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Stayton, OR.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$3,674 - $3,770	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,674 - $3,786	110%
Aetnamajor	$3,483	104%
Cignamajor	$3,783	113%
Humanamajor	$3,674	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,436 - $3,784	43%
Devoted Health	$3,895	117%
Health Net	$3,784 - $4,264	113%
Moda Health	$3,815	114%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$1,436 - $4,264

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 4,488), 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 Santiam Hospital & Clinics 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 Santiam Hospital & Clinics

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other OR hospitals

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