CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,300

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,817–$3,612

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,350

About the fair price

about $50 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,300 This hospital $3,350 Cash price $6,974 Hospital's list price $6,974

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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 $3,350

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 $3,300 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance charges insurers about $3,350, or about $6,974 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Edinburg, TX.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$1,179	35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,254 - $4,435	97%
Aetnamajor	$1,861 - $3,884	56%
Humanamajor	$3,190	95%
Molina	$1,168 - $3,988	35%
WellCare	$1,202 - $3,350	36%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,179 - $4,147

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 6,974), 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 Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance 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 Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance

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