Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
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 $3,457 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $3,211, or about $6,114 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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 | $3,211 - $13,202 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,729 - $14,032 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,243 - $12,673 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $12,939 | 387% |
| Humanamajor | $3,243 | 97% |
| AmeriHealth | $2,729 - $3,211 | 82% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $3,243 | 97% |
| Geisinger | $2,890 - $14,054 | 86% |
| HealthPartners | $2,986 - $3,275 | 89% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $3,275 - $15,581 | 98% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $3,002 - $4,013 |
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Other Procedures at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
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.