Bunion surgery cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $3,489.00 to $3,489.00, with a median of $3,489.00. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Illinois, the median is $1,601.53 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 28296, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Hospital lowest Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Cor hlx vlgs dstl mtar osteo | $3,489.00 | $14,480.00 | $522.60–$12,018.40 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Cor hlx vlgs dstl mtar osteo | $3,489.00 | $17,003.00 | $512.42–$17,003.00 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,489.00, median $3,489.00, highest $3,489.00.
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 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
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.