Surgery and procedures CPT 28296 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bunion surgery cost in Portland, OR — inpatient

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal as an inpatient: from $954.85 to $8,870.25, with a median of $954.85. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $2,963.20 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 28296, 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$954.85Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center + 4 more
Median$954.85half pay less
Highest$8,870.25in this market
Difference9.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

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Lowest $954.85Highest $8,870.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT $954.85 $1,469.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM $8,870.25 $11,827.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM $8,870.25 $11,827.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM $8,870.25 $11,827.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM $8,870.25 $11,827.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM $8,870.25 $11,827.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $954.85, median $954.85, highest $8,870.25 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $954.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.