CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Conway Medical Center

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$2,318

about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $527–$4,843

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$798

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,520 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,318 This hospital $798 Cash price $4,831 Hospital's list price $4,831

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other SC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $682 Priciest $3,074

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $2,318 (about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Conway Medical Center charges insurers about $798, or about $4,831 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Conway, SC.

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	$485 - $5,909	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$264 - $9,369	8%
Aetnamajor	$177 - $6,308	5%
Cignamajor	$689 - $6,074	21%
Humanamajor	$485 - $3,024	15%
Clover Health	$485 - $3,024	15%
Devoted Health	$485 - $3,024	15%
Molina	$485 - $3,024	15%
SelectHealth	$485 - $3,024	15%
WellCare	$485 - $3,024	15%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$130 - $7,222

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 4,831), 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 Conway Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Conway Medical Center

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other SC hospitals

Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $682
Anmed Health · Anderson $798
Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $1,586
Piedmont Medical Center · Rock Hill $2,157
MUSC Medical Center · Charleston $2,381
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center · Mullins $2,870
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $3,032
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center · Florence $3,074

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