Bunion surgery cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $991.47 to $4,885.44, with a median of $2,150.75. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital — $1,159.28 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,187.00 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 19 cities 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 Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 3 | $991.47 | $1,525.34 | $4,990.04–$7,380.31 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 4 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $4,990.04–$7,380.31 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,807.31 | $2,780.47 | $4,990.04–$7,380.31 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $2,150.75 | $6,145.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $2,150.75 | $6,145.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $2,426.55 | $6,933.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $2,457.00 | $7,020.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $2,738.05 | $7,823.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $3,137.40 | $8,964.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 Cor hlx vlgs dstl mtar osteo | $4,187.00 | $18,750.00 | $200.00–$18,750.00 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $4,307.52 | $8,974.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $4,596.00 | $9,575.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 4 | $4,877.53 | $7,503.89 | $13,899.75–$21,397.98 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $4,885.44 | $10,178.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 3 | $24,184.55 | $37,207.00 | $13,899.75–$21,397.98 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $991.47, median $2,150.75, highest $4,885.44 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $1,811.18. 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 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 11 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 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.