CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Ascension Providence

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,139

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,049–$3,184

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,088

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,051 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,139 This hospital $1,088

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $470 Priciest $1,088

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

A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $2,139 (about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Ascension Providence charges insurers about $1,088 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Waco, TX.

What each insurance company pays

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

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,088	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,088 - $5,174	33%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$859 - $1,088

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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, 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 Ascension Providence 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 Ascension Providence

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other TX hospitals

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