Bunion surgery (joint resection) cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with removal of part of the big toe joint: from $393.11 to $22,351.37, with a median of $4,306.02. The lowest price is at Sabine Medical Center (Many). The highest price is 56.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,306.02, is 3% below the US median of $4,461.50.
- Louisiana ranks 12th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 28292. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$393.11Sabine Medical Center
Median$4,306.02half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$3,912.91vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center lowest Many · Many, LA COR HLX VLGS RSC PRX PHLX BS | $393.11 | $1,310.37 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 28292 Correction, hallux valgus (bunion), w/ or w/o sesamoidectomy; Keller, Mayo type procedure | $2,370.40 | $2,963.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA CORRECTION HALLUX VALGUS (BUNIONECTOMY) | $2,586.99 | $7,608.78 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 28292 - COR HLX VLGS RSC PRX PHLX BS | $2,604.14 | $14,123.02 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA COR HLX VLGS RSC PRX PHLX BS | $2,976.56 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC RESCJ PROX PHLX BASE | $5,635.47 | $17,610.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CORRECTION HALLUX VALGUS (BUNION) WITH OR WITHOUT SESAMOIDECTOMY; KELLER MCBRIDE OR MAYO TYPE PROCED | $6,414.18 | $9,253.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC RESCJ PROX PHLX BASE | $10,201.39 | $48,578.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC RESCJ PROX PHLX BASE | $15,492.38 | $70,419.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CORRJ HALLUX VALGUS W/SESMDC W/RESCJ PROX PHAL | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $5,635.47 | $15,492.38 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $6,414.18 | $6,414.18 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $10,201.39 | $10,201.39 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $393.11 | $393.11 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $2,586.99 | $2,586.99 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $2,976.56 | $2,976.56 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $2,370.40 | $2,370.40 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $2,604.14 | $2,604.14 |
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
What bunion surgery (joint resection) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bunion surgery (joint resection) explained.
Bunion correction with removal of part of the big toe joint in other states
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.