Bunion surgery cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $4,419.00 to $11,950.38, with a median of $8,184.69. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium — $3,765.69 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $5,804.76 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 28296, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 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 Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $4,419.00 | $4,419.00 | $1,113.35–$4,065.48 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $11,950.38 | $15,321.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,419.00, median $8,184.69, highest $11,950.38 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11,950.38. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 bunion surgery corrects a big toe that points toward the other toes by cutting and shifting the end of the first metatarsal bone near the toe joint, usually fixing it with a screw or pin. It is done for a painful bunion that does not improve with shoe changes or padding.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery; screws or plates may be listed as separate supplies. The surgeon, anesthesia and post-surgery shoe or boot are usually billed separately.