Bunion surgery cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $1,471.60 to $4,281.60, with a median of $2,829.30. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside and 2 other hospitals — $1,357.70 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,187.00 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 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 Apr 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside lowest Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 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 - Fontana lowest Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 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 - Moreno Valley lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Cor hlx vlgs dstl mtar osteo | $4,187.00 | $13,469.84 | $574.61–$13,469.84 | 69% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 Cor hlx vlgs dstl mtar osteo | $4,187.00 | $3,639.00 | $574.61–$3,639.00 | -15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $4,281.60 | $8,920.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,471.60, median $2,829.30, highest $4,281.60 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,471.60. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.