Hammertoe surgery cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hammertoe correction surgery: from $1,511.18 to $22,351.37, with a median of $5,112.31. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $3,601.13 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $2,781.78 at 12 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 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 PR REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE,ONE | $1,511.18 | $6,869.00 | $550.32–$9,540.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC ARTHROPLASTY TOE | $1,511.18 | $6,869.00 | $550.32–$9,540.00 | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE | $4,395.26 | $13,735.19 | $535.50–$6,206.94 | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 Correction of toe joint deformity | $5,829.36 | $5,829.36 | $3,206.15–$5,722.10 | — | — source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 CORRECTION HAMMERTOE | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | $38,316.63–$63,861.05 | 42% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,511.18, median $5,112.31, highest $22,351.37 — a 14.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,511.18. 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 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.