Hammertoe surgery cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hammertoe correction surgery: from $2,346.32 to $2,418.08, with a median of $2,346.32. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior and 2 other hospitals. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,346.32 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 28285, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior lowest Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE,ONE | $2,346.32 | $3,175.00 | $1,016.00–$2,873.38 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake lowest Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE,ONE | $2,346.32 | $3,175.00 | $1,263.65–$2,873.38 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines lowest Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE,ONE | $2,346.32 | $3,175.00 | $1,218.88–$3,175.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 CORRECTION HAMMERTOE | $2,418.08 | $4,445.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Repair of Hammertoe | $2,418.08 | $4,445.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,346.32, median $2,346.32, highest $2,418.08.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,346.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Hammertoe surgery straightens a bent toe by removing a small piece of bone or fusing the joint.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 28285 ($2,889.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE,ONE | $38.25 | file |