Bunion correction surgery
Facility: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Bunion correction surgery is about $5,504 (about 1.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Virginia Mason Medical Center charges insurers about $2,188, or about $6,070 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $541 - $11,950 | 16% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $573 - $11,012 | 17% |
| Aetnamajor | $184 - $12,900 | 6% |
| Cignamajor | $1,787 - $11,971 | 53% |
| Humanamajor | $563 - $3,534 | 17% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $563 - $8,817 | 17% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $573 - $9,251 |
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Other Procedures at Virginia Mason Medical Center
Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other WA hospitals
- Arbor Health Morton Hospital · Morton $516
- Newport Community Hospital · Newport $557
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $666
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $693
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $694
- Kittitas Valley Community Hospital · Ellensburg $741
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $786
- Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman $828
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.