Surgery and procedures CPT 28285 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hammertoe surgery cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient

In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hammertoe correction surgery as an inpatient: from $1,511.18 to $1,511.18, with a median of $1,511.18. Across Louisiana, the median is $2,976.56 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 28285, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,511.18Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Median$1,511.18half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,511.18in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC ARTHROPLASTY TOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,511.18	$6,869.00	—	78%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,511.18, median $1,511.18, highest $1,511.18.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,935.78 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.