Bunion surgery (joint resection) cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with removal of part of the big toe joint: from $917.71 to $3,883.81, with a median of $3,883.81. The lowest listed price is at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital — $2,966.10 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $3,342.87 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 28292, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC RESCJ PROX PHLX BASE | $917.71 | $1,539.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Cor hlx vlgs rsc prx phlx bs | $3,883.81 | — | $3,875.79–$6,936.52 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Cor hlx vlgs rsc prx phlx bs | $3,883.81 | — | $3,977.41–$8,090.48 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $917.71, median $3,883.81, highest $3,883.81 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $917.71. 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 2 of 2 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
This code covers bunion surgery in which part of the big toe joint is removed to relieve pain and straighten the toe.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.