CMS Price Transparency Data

Bunion correction surgery

Facility: Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.

Billing Code: 28296 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,943

about 2.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $4,458–$7,588

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,654

About the fair price

about $289 under the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $6,943 This hospital $6,654 Cash price $7,047 Hospital's list price $10,067

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $516 Priciest $6,654

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 $6,943 (about 2.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. charges insurers about $6,654, or about $7,047 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Spokane, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$3,828 - $12,096	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,938 - $8,402	118%
Aetnamajor	$3,756 - $18,229	112%
Cignamajor	$4,375 - $9,231	131%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,646 - $9,192	109%
Molina	$6,162	184%
Providence Health Plan	$9,279	278%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$4,011 - $8,486

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 7,047), 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 Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. 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 Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.

Compare: Bunion correction surgery at other WA hospitals

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