Bunion surgery (joint resection) cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for bunion correction with removal of part of the big toe joint is $4,461.50 across 479 US hospitals; most list between $1,471.60 and $14,084.05. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 266 markets is $393.11. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file
Lowest$393.11any market
Median market$4,202.42middle of market medians
Most below$14,084.059 in 10 hospitals
Listings474hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for bunion surgery (joint resection), the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $8,260.20 and the lowest a median of $1,236.00. At 355 of 405 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 28292?
This code covers bunion surgery in which part of the big toe joint is removed to relieve pain and straighten the toe.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 28292 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Among 33 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Arkansas ($1,749.40), Nebraska ($2,579.76) and Minnesota ($2,633.87), and highest in Arizona ($17,669.95), Ohio ($14,115.53) and Virginia ($12,918.85).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$5,550.60
- Arizona$17,669.95
- Arkansas$1,749.40
- California$5,006.49
- Colorado$7,725.89
- Connecticut$2,810.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,682.60, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,336.00
- Georgia$5,810.00
- Hawaii$4,429.25, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$5,326.03
- Illinois$3,489.00
- Indiana$5,520.20
- Iowa$2,888.95
- Kansas$3,897.79
- Kentucky$5,107.21, 4 hospitals
- Louisiana$4,306.02
- Maine$943.45, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,848.19, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,677.86
- Michigan$4,499.12
- Minnesota$2,633.87
- Mississippi$7,290.00
- Missouri$3,261.00
- Montana$1,349.24, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$2,579.76
- Nevada$3,774.50, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$736.45, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$18,230.74, 3 hospitals
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$5,295.00
- North Dakota$5,736.44
- Ohio$14,115.53
- Oklahoma$6,615.10, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$5,993.50
- Rhode Island$3,842.08, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$8,907.23
- South Dakota$4,262.40
- Tennessee$11,664.26
- Texas$4,131.07
- Utah$1,011.38, 1 hospital
- Vermont$3,694.48, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$12,918.85
- Washington$4,975.35
- West Virginia$3,763.55
- Wisconsin$4,585.91
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $1,262.81 | $1,262.81 | $1,262.81 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,533.16 | $9,533.16 | $9,533.16 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $2,714.40 | $2,714.40 | $2,714.40 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $1,940.80 | $1,940.80 | $1,940.80 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $2,916.60 | $2,916.60 | $2,916.60 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $2,531.00 | $2,531.00 | $2,531.00 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $942.78 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 3.7× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $9,733.83 | $9,733.83 | $9,733.83 | 1.0× |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $3,090.40 | $3,090.40 | $3,090.40 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 10 | $3,265.00 | $5,810.00 | $17,148.00 | 5.3× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,233.42 | $4,233.42 | $4,233.42 | 1.0× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $5,550.60 | $5,550.60 | $5,550.60 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $2,794.49 | $4,131.07 | $4,131.07 | 1.5× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $10,503.97 | $10,503.97 | $10,503.97 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $943.45 | $943.45 | $943.45 | 1.0× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $2,090.64 | $2,090.64 | $2,090.64 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $4,985.76 | $4,985.76 | $4,985.76 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $2,171.59 | $2,171.59 | $2,171.59 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $3,380.00 | $3,380.00 | $3,380.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $867.00 | $20,765.61 | $40,664.21 | 46.9× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $5,397.06 | $5,397.06 | $5,397.06 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $3,444.00 | $3,444.00 | $3,444.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $4,467.73 | $6,877.00 | $14,622.01 | 3.3× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 2 | $4,890.49 | $5,784.18 | $6,677.86 | 1.4× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $8,675.77 | $8,675.77 | $8,675.77 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV one side single city | 1 | $2,053.34 | $2,053.34 | $2,053.34 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $14,115.53 | $14,115.53 | $14,115.53 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $3,710.00 | $3,710.00 | $3,710.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $6,503.95 | $6,503.95 | $6,503.95 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $1,497.60 | $1,497.60 | $1,497.60 | 1.0× |
| Cando, ND single city | 1 | $2,094.00 | $2,094.00 | $2,094.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $4,337.56 | $5,708.46 | $12,390.07 | 2.9× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $5,899.74 | $5,899.74 | $5,899.74 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $933.75 | $933.75 | $933.75 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $1,110.75 | $1,110.75 | $1,110.75 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $3,710.00 | $3,710.00 | $3,710.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC one side | 2 | $15,322.90 | $20,934.27 | $26,545.64 | 1.7× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $5,295.00 | $5,295.00 | $5,295.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 8 | $813.95 | $3,489.00 | $14,380.31 | 17.7× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN one side | 3 | $15,691.92 | $18,623.41 | $24,626.15 | 1.6× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $3,679.20 | $3,679.20 | $3,679.20 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,295.98 | $1,295.98 | $1,295.98 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID one side | 1 | $2,902.50 | $2,902.50 | $2,902.50 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $18,658.74 | $18,658.74 | $18,658.74 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $14,115.53 | $14,115.53 | $14,115.53 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $4,776.85 | $4,776.85 | $4,776.85 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY one side single city | 1 | $4,217.85 | $4,217.85 | $4,217.85 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 22 | $1,870.80 | $6,354.00 | $21,549.78 | 11.5× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $3,520.40 | $3,520.40 | $3,520.40 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $1,148.36 | $1,148.36 | $1,148.36 | 1.0× |
| Defiance, OH one side | 1 | $11,118.60 | $11,118.60 | $11,118.60 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $8,675.77 | $8,675.77 | $8,675.77 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $1,537.60 | $1,751.00 | $5,816.00 | 3.8× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2 | $4,499.12 | $4,499.12 | $4,499.12 | 1.0× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $5,997.06 | $5,997.06 | $5,997.06 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $1,244.48 | $3,272.34 | $5,300.19 | 4.3× |
| Dumas, TX | 1 | $8,360.80 | $8,360.80 | $8,360.80 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $5,654.24 | $5,993.60 | $6,332.95 | 1.1× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $5,520.20 | $5,520.20 | $5,520.20 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $9,979.20 | $9,979.20 | $9,979.20 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $507.95 | $507.95 | $507.95 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, CT single city | 1 | $3,517.80 | $3,517.80 | $3,517.80 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 1 | $2,675.40 | $2,675.40 | $2,675.40 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 3 | $780.80 | $2,052.97 | $20,866.40 | 26.7× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 1.0× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $5,716.50 | $5,716.50 | $5,716.50 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $2,340.80 | $2,340.80 | $2,340.80 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $2,026.12 | $2,026.12 | $2,026.12 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $2,920.00 | $2,920.00 | $2,920.00 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $3,990.00 | $3,990.00 | $3,990.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $10,090.00 | $10,090.00 | $10,090.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $2,103.12 | $2,103.12 | $2,103.12 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $29,197.71 | $29,197.71 | $29,197.71 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $5,716.50 | $5,716.50 | $5,716.50 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $2,965.74 | $2,965.74 | $2,965.74 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $25,841.88 | $25,841.88 | $25,841.88 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $8,058.75 | $8,058.75 | $8,058.75 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 1 | $8,907.23 | $8,907.23 | $8,907.23 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $1,762.05 | $1,762.05 | $1,762.05 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV one side | 1 | $1,902.75 | $1,902.75 | $1,902.75 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,038.40 | $6,637.02 | $6,987.12 | 1.4× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $3,471.00 | $3,471.00 | $3,471.00 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $6,776.00 | $6,776.00 | $6,776.00 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $6,414.18 | $6,414.18 | $6,414.18 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $8,123.09 | $8,123.09 | $8,123.09 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, TX | 1 | $1,407.00 | $1,407.00 | $1,407.00 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $3,471.08 | $3,471.08 | $3,471.08 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $1,095.20 | $2,627.50 | $5,255.00 | 4.8× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $1,501.61 | $1,501.61 | $1,501.61 | 1.0× |
| International Falls, MN single city | 1 | $2,830.24 | $2,830.24 | $2,830.24 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $7,290.00 | $10,749.00 | $14,208.00 | 1.9× |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $12,336.00 | $12,336.00 | $12,336.00 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $2,507.15 | $2,507.15 | $2,507.15 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $4,766.74 | $4,766.74 | $4,766.74 | 1.0× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $773.50 | $773.50 | $773.50 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL one side | 1 | $2,681.97 | $2,681.97 | $2,681.97 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $3,261.00 | $3,261.00 | $3,261.00 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $14,844.90 | $14,844.90 | $14,844.90 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $5,716.50 | $5,716.50 | $5,716.50 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $10,201.39 | $10,201.39 | $10,201.39 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $20,464.58 | $21,769.10 | $23,073.61 | 1.1× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | 1.0× |
| Lanse, MI single city | 1 | $2,199.00 | $2,199.00 | $2,199.00 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $18,230.74 | $21,644.04 | $25,057.34 | 1.4× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $3,559.00 | $4,793.00 | $6,027.00 | 1.7× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $6,001.97 | $6,001.97 | $6,001.97 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $736.45 | $736.45 | $736.45 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $3,403.49 | $3,403.49 | $3,403.49 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $2,294.73 | $2,294.73 | $2,294.73 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 3 | $1,459.26 | $1,947.30 | $1,947.30 | 1.3× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $12,418.21 | $12,418.21 | $12,418.21 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $936.62 | $1,471.60 | $4,187.00 | 4.5× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $622.40 | $622.40 | $622.40 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA one side single city | 1 | $3,387.20 | $3,387.20 | $3,387.20 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $8,726.94 | $8,726.94 | $8,726.94 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $14,115.53 | $14,115.53 | $14,115.53 | 1.0× |
| Many, LA single city | 1 | $393.11 | $393.11 | $393.11 | 1.0× |
| Maquoketa, IA single city | 1 | $7,170.00 | $7,170.00 | $7,170.00 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $5,996.57 | $5,996.57 | $5,996.57 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $2,029.60 | $2,029.60 | $2,029.60 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $2,869.44 | $2,869.44 | $2,869.44 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $13,077.55 | $13,077.55 | $13,077.55 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $14,357.29 | $14,357.29 | $14,357.29 | 1.0× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $2,586.99 | $2,586.99 | $2,586.99 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $2,437.50 | $2,437.50 | $2,437.50 | 1.0× |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $3,336.00 | $3,336.00 | $3,336.00 | 1.0× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $1,011.38 | $1,011.38 | $1,011.38 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $11,220.23 | $11,220.23 | $11,220.23 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $2,976.56 | $2,976.56 | $2,976.56 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 2 | $507.95 | $3,369.23 | $6,230.50 | 12.3× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $728.25 | $728.25 | $728.25 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,421.00 | $1,421.00 | $1,421.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $973.88 | $973.88 | $973.88 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $916.00 | $916.00 | $916.00 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $405.00 | $405.00 | $405.00 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 2 | $28,175.32 | $28,175.32 | $28,175.32 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $4,051.20 | $4,090.98 | $11,664.26 | 2.9× |
| Neodesha, KS single city | 1 | $4,324.50 | $4,324.50 | $4,324.50 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $5,635.47 | $15,492.38 | $22,351.37 | 4.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 50 | $1,407.00 | $3,853.77 | $15,994.00 | 11.4× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $2,605.00 | $2,605.00 | $2,605.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,848.19 | $2,848.19 | $2,848.19 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $2,370.40 | $2,370.40 | $2,370.40 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,710.60 | $2,579.76 | $6,282.00 | 3.7× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $12,832.00 | $12,832.00 | $12,832.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $784.00 | $784.00 | $784.00 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $19,019.66 | $19,019.66 | $19,019.66 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV one side single city | 1 | $4,409.60 | $4,409.60 | $4,409.60 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,218.00 | $3,281.50 | $3,345.00 | 1.0× |
| Phillipsburg, KS single city | 1 | $3,276.75 | $3,276.75 | $3,276.75 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,193.00 | $1,193.00 | $1,193.00 | 1.0× |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $17,942.35 | $17,942.35 | $17,942.35 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,831.20 | $3,831.20 | $3,831.20 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $3,660.00 | $3,842.08 | $4,024.15 | 1.1× |
| Rapid City, SD | 5 | $4,262.40 | $4,262.40 | $6,226.88 | 1.5× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,485.51 | $5,485.51 | $5,485.51 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | 1.0× |
| Republic, WA single city | 1 | $7,939.94 | $7,939.94 | $7,939.94 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $4,164.75 | $4,164.75 | $4,164.75 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 2 | $10,913.26 | $11,916.06 | $12,918.85 | 1.2× |
| Ripley, MS single city | 1 | $5,501.00 | $5,501.00 | $5,501.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV one side single city | 1 | $3,117.50 | $3,117.50 | $3,117.50 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 6 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 | $4,187.00 | 2.8× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $917.71 | $1,223.86 | $1,530.00 | 1.7× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $2,632.51 | $2,632.51 | $2,632.51 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $6,225.99 | $6,225.99 | $6,225.99 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $1,551.50 | $1,551.50 | $1,551.50 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $2,496.80 | $2,496.80 | $2,496.80 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $1,471.60 | $5,006.49 | $17,641.00 | 12.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 12 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $29,504.40 | 3.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.0× |
| Sandersville, GA single city | 1 | $6,000.00 | $6,000.00 | $6,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.0× |
| Savannah, TN single city | 1 | $1,036.75 | $1,036.75 | $1,036.75 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $11,053.20 | $14,076.18 | $14,076.18 | 1.3× |
| Seaford, DE one side | 1 | $2,682.60 | $2,682.60 | $2,682.60 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $6,119.49 | $14,604.87 | $23,090.24 | 3.8× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 1.0× |
| Shell Lake, WI single city | 1 | $7,284.00 | $7,284.00 | $7,284.00 | 1.0× |
| Shenandoah, IA single city | 1 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $2,354.40 | $2,354.40 | $2,354.40 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,349.24 | $1,349.24 | $1,349.24 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $3,915.36 | $3,915.36 | $3,915.36 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $2,604.14 | $2,604.14 | $2,604.14 | 1.0× |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $4,262.40 | $4,262.40 | $4,262.40 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $5,329.95 | $5,329.95 | $5,329.95 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $3,622.52 | $3,622.52 | $3,622.52 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 1 | $2,414.40 | $2,414.40 | $2,414.40 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $885.00 | $885.00 | $885.00 | 1.0× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $1,160.64 | $1,160.64 | $1,160.64 | 1.0× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $29,809.81 | $29,809.81 | $29,809.81 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $8,084.00 | $8,084.00 | $8,084.00 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $8,026.25 | $8,026.25 | $8,026.25 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH one side | 2 | $18,838.77 | $20,155.80 | $21,472.83 | 1.1× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $3,375.75 | $3,375.75 | $3,375.75 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 2 | $14,875.31 | $19,546.63 | $24,217.95 | 1.6× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $8,018.49 | $8,018.49 | $8,018.49 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI one side | 3 | $4,429.25 | $4,429.25 | $4,429.25 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $7,986.40 | $7,986.40 | $7,986.40 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $8,789.00 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.1× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $10,102.54 | $10,102.54 | $10,102.54 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $24,444.54 | $24,444.54 | $24,444.54 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC one side | 2 | $44,670.17 | $71,925.28 | $99,180.39 | 2.2× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | $3,702.94 | 1.0× |
| Wadena, MN single city | 1 | $20,210.79 | $20,210.79 | $20,210.79 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,109.44 | $2,109.44 | $2,109.44 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH one side | 1 | $5,722.00 | $5,722.00 | $5,722.00 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | $3,517.58 | 1.0× |
| Willimantic, CT single city | 1 | $2,810.00 | $2,810.00 | $2,810.00 | 1.0× |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $12,926.80 | $12,926.80 | $12,926.80 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | $6,332.95 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA one side | 2 | $10,923.56 | $18,556.17 | $26,188.78 | 2.4× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,212.25 | $1,212.25 | $1,212.25 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $3,355.34 | $6,128.85 | $8,902.36 | 2.7× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $6,364.23 | $6,364.23 | $6,364.23 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 28292?
CPT 28292 is the billing code for bunion correction with removal of part of the big toe joint. This code covers bunion surgery in which part of the big toe joint is removed to relieve pain and straighten the toe.
Who is it for?
Often older adults with bunions and arthritis in the big toe joint.
How long is recovery?
Usually several weeks in a special shoe.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for bunion surgery (joint resection)?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for bunion surgery (joint resection) has a median of $8,260.20 and the lowest a median of $1,236.00; at 355 of 405 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest bunion surgery (joint resection)?
Among 33 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Arkansas ($1,749.40), Nebraska ($2,579.76) and Minnesota ($2,633.87), and highest in Arizona ($17,669.95), Ohio ($14,115.53) and Virginia ($12,918.85). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.