Bunion surgery cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $4,454.10 to $7,046.90, with a median of $5,209.40. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $755.30 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $5,575.50 at 10 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $4,454.10 | $6,363.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $5,209.40 | $7,442.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $7,046.90 | $10,067.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $7,385.70 | $10,551.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,454.10, median $5,209.40, highest $7,046.90 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5,209.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.