Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Penn State Health St. Joseph
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $2,895 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Penn State Health St. Joseph charges insurers about $3,328, or about $5,486 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Reading, PA.
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
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 | $3,328 - $14,278 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,829 - $18,087 | 85% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,361 - $10,772 | 101% |
| Cignamajor | $12,939 | 387% |
| Humanamajor | $3,361 | 101% |
| AmeriHealth | $2,829 - $3,328 | 85% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $3,361 | 101% |
| Geisinger | $2,995 - $15,214 | 90% |
| HealthPartners | $3,095 - $3,394 | 93% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $3,394 - $15,581 | 102% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $3,112 - $10,482 |
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Other Procedures at Penn State Health St. Joseph
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other PA hospitals
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $571
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $571
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $571
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $571
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $571
- Grove City Medical Center · Grove City $571
- Forbes Hospital · Monroeville $571
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $590
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.