Bunion surgery cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $2,097.00 to $11,093.60, with a median of $11,093.60. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $8,996.60 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,187.00 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Corrj Hallux Valgus W/Dist Metatar Osteot | $2,097.00 | $4,194.00 | $350.52–$1,997.10 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $11,093.60 | $19,810.00 | $3,921.00–$12,278.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $11,093.60 | $19,810.00 | $3,921.00–$12,278.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,097.00, median $11,093.60, highest $11,093.60 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $11,093.60. 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 2 of 3 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.