Bunion surgery cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal is $4,739.75 across 562 US hospitals; most list between $1,471.60 and $15,708.38. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 302 markets is $433.95. 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$433.95any market
Median market$4,829.65middle of market medians
Most below$15,708.389 in 10 hospitals
Listings554hospital 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, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $8,381.16 and the lowest a median of $1,332.00. At 386 of 465 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 28296?
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.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between hospital outpatient departments and surgery centers, and with the surgical technique and implants used.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 28296 includes implants, anesthesia and the surgeon's fee, and whether it covers one foot only.
Prices by state
Among 38 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($2,199.71), Nebraska ($2,641.50) and Missouri ($3,261.00), and highest in Ohio ($24,137.35), Virginia ($18,396.38) and South Carolina ($14,404.06).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$7,542.25
- Alaska$5,804.76
- Arizona$12,437.16
- Arkansas$3,653.13
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$8,675.77
- Connecticut$6,977.97, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,799.64, 2 hospitals
- Florida$10,745.48
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$10,111.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,510.00
- Illinois$4,021.50
- Indiana$9,456.39
- Iowa$3,598.30
- Kansas$3,685.73
- Kentucky$768.95, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$3,561.20
- Maine$1,130.42, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$3,672.94, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$7,186.33
- Michigan$4,499.12
- Minnesota$2,199.71
- Mississippi$9,803.00
- Missouri$3,261.00
- Montana$3,396.98, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$2,641.50
- Nevada$3,765.30
- New Hampshire$701.80, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$5,894.64
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$5,688.00
- North Dakota$5,736.44
- Ohio$24,137.35
- Oklahoma$5,462.55
- Oregon$7,911.00
- Pennsylvania$5,873.00
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$4,324.71, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$14,404.06
- South Dakota$4,262.40
- Tennessee$6,826.93
- Texas$4,192.86
- Utah$3,112.50, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$4,083.49, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$18,396.38
- Washington$6,133.15
- West Virginia$5,144.25
- Wisconsin$4,489.69
- Wyoming$4,046.43, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | 1 | $5,177.00 | $5,177.00 | $5,177.00 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $1,262.81 | $3,280.95 | $5,299.08 | 4.2× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,130.03 | $4,130.03 | $4,130.03 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $1,324.00 | $1,324.00 | $1,324.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $11,950.38 | $11,950.38 | $11,950.38 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $2,531.00 | $2,531.00 | $2,531.00 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $742.71 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 6.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $9,974.76 | $9,974.76 | $9,974.76 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $2,064.00 | $4,722.75 | $7,381.50 | 3.6× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 11 | $1,880.90 | $6,653.00 | $30,353.00 | 16.1× |
| 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 | $4,739.75 | $4,739.75 | 1.7× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $11,471.42 | $11,471.42 | $11,471.42 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $999.34 | $999.34 | $999.34 | 1.0× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $1,893.45 | $1,893.45 | $1,893.45 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $5,391.36 | $5,391.36 | $5,391.36 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $6,226.69 | $6,226.69 | $6,226.69 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $3,347.50 | $3,347.50 | $3,347.50 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $999.00 | $7,542.25 | $20,214.52 | 20.2× |
| Black River Falls, WI single city | 1 | $3,420.90 | $3,420.90 | $3,420.90 | 1.0× |
| 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 | $5,567.60 | $6,877.00 | $17,267.50 | 3.1× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 4 | $3,424.95 | $5,849.42 | $7,395.14 | 2.2× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $8,675.77 | $8,675.77 | $8,675.77 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV one side single city | 1 | $4,224.00 | $4,224.00 | $4,224.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $25,597.33 | $25,597.33 | $25,597.33 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $1,013.88 | $2,639.44 | $4,265.00 | 4.2× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $7,135.73 | $7,135.73 | $7,135.73 | 1.0× |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $1,958.40 | $1,958.40 | $1,958.40 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $2,641.50 | $2,641.50 | $2,641.50 | 1.0× |
| Cando, ND single city | 1 | $2,586.00 | $2,586.00 | $2,586.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $9,453.81 | $9,676.58 | $10,745.48 | 1.1× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $5,894.64 | $5,894.64 | $5,894.64 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $993.75 | $993.75 | $993.75 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY one side | 1 | $4,046.43 | $4,046.43 | $4,046.43 | 1.0× |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $6,876.48 | $6,876.48 | $6,876.48 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $1,110.75 | $1,110.75 | $1,110.75 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $5,436.00 | $5,436.00 | $5,436.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $4,542.50 | $10,485.50 | $16,428.50 | 3.6× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC one side | 2 | $14,404.06 | $16,000.61 | $17,597.15 | 1.2× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $5,688.00 | $5,688.00 | $5,688.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 10 | $914.90 | $4,867.55 | $21,709.20 | 23.7× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN one side | 3 | $16,899.61 | $20,899.22 | $28,680.15 | 1.7× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $9,177.18 | $9,177.18 | $9,177.18 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $3,679.20 | $3,679.20 | $3,679.20 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH one side | 1 | $43,149.35 | $43,149.35 | $43,149.35 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $2,380.71 | $2,380.71 | $2,380.71 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID one side | 1 | $6,510.00 | $6,510.00 | $6,510.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $18,147.84 | $18,147.84 | $18,147.84 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE one side | 1 | $11,444.64 | $11,444.64 | $11,444.64 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $25,597.33 | $25,597.33 | $25,597.33 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $4,910.10 | $4,910.10 | $4,910.10 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9 | $1,870.80 | $3,270.00 | $21,549.78 | 11.5× |
| Defiance, OH one side | 1 | $10,167.84 | $10,167.84 | $10,167.84 | 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 | $1,520.00 | $5,486.00 | $7,626.40 | 5.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $4,499.12 | $5,642.49 | $9,785.19 | 2.2× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $10,183.60 | $10,183.60 | $10,183.60 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY one side single city | 1 | $4,046.43 | $4,046.43 | $4,046.43 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $1,209.60 | $4,050.95 | $6,892.29 | 5.7× |
| Dumas, TX | 1 | $6,500.80 | $6,500.80 | $6,500.80 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO one side | 1 | $6,644.67 | $6,644.67 | $6,644.67 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $11,400.90 | $11,400.90 | $11,400.90 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $12,786.49 | $12,786.49 | $12,786.49 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $5,520.20 | $5,520.20 | $5,520.20 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,593.75 | $1,593.75 | $1,593.75 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 1 | $2,580.83 | $2,580.83 | $2,580.83 | 1.0× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 2 | $3,981.06 | $5,360.61 | $6,740.16 | 1.7× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $9,979.20 | $9,979.20 | $9,979.20 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $537.72 | $537.72 | $537.72 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, CT single city | 1 | $3,315.00 | $3,315.00 | $3,315.00 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 2 | $3,640.20 | $3,740.70 | $3,841.20 | 1.1× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $2,052.97 | $5,623.86 | $21,847.86 | 10.6× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1 | $4,702.71 | $4,702.71 | $4,702.71 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $7,890.89 | $12,072.09 | $29,831.10 | 3.8× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $2,860.80 | $2,860.80 | $2,860.80 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $2,026.12 | $2,026.12 | $2,026.12 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $2,920.00 | $2,920.00 | $2,920.00 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $5,758.20 | $5,758.20 | $5,758.20 | 1.0× |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $768.95 | $768.95 | $768.95 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $10,007.00 | $10,007.00 | $10,007.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $3,846.93 | $3,846.93 | $3,846.93 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $23,876.31 | $23,876.31 | $23,876.31 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | $5,736.44 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $3,478.93 | $3,478.93 | $3,478.93 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $876.00 | $876.00 | $876.00 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $5,568.00 | $5,568.00 | $5,568.00 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $19,359.50 | $19,359.50 | $19,359.50 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $877.50 | $877.50 | $877.50 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 1 | $33,289.72 | $33,289.72 | $33,289.72 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $2,259.30 | $2,259.30 | $2,259.30 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV one side | 1 | $7,354.50 | $7,354.50 | $7,354.50 | 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× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 | $620.00 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $5,297.00 | $5,297.00 | $5,297.00 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $7,091.60 | $7,091.60 | $7,091.60 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $1,795.20 | $1,795.20 | $1,795.20 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $7,115.28 | $7,115.28 | $7,115.28 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC both sides | 1 | $3,649.80 | $3,649.80 | $3,649.80 | 1.0× |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $3,842.58 | $3,842.58 | $3,842.58 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $7,636.00 | $7,636.00 | $7,636.00 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $7,001.25 | $7,001.25 | $7,001.25 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $535.15 | $1,975.22 | $3,415.28 | 6.4× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $1,795.50 | $2,514.91 | $3,234.32 | 1.8× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $13,576.05 | $13,576.05 | $13,576.05 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $3,471.08 | $3,471.08 | $3,471.08 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $4,551.00 | $4,551.00 | $5,298.40 | 1.2× |
| International Falls, MN single city | 1 | $2,199.71 | $2,199.71 | $2,199.71 | 1.0× |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $7,750.40 | $7,750.40 | $7,750.40 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $7,290.00 | $11,509.52 | $15,729.03 | 2.2× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $2,507.15 | $2,507.15 | $2,507.15 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $4,228.42 | $4,228.42 | $4,228.42 | 1.0× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $2,685.96 | $2,685.96 | $2,685.96 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL one side | 1 | $5,343.97 | $5,343.97 | $5,343.97 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $3,082.00 | $3,171.50 | $3,261.00 | 1.1× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $5,575.99 | $5,575.99 | $5,575.99 | 1.0× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $5,941.60 | $5,941.60 | $5,941.60 | 1.0× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $4,583.37 | $4,583.37 | $4,583.37 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $15,276.73 | $15,276.73 | $15,276.73 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $6,039.84 | $6,039.84 | $6,039.84 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $5,316.88 | $5,316.88 | $5,316.88 | 1.0× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $5,804.76 | $5,804.76 | $5,804.76 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $1,919.79 | $4,523.18 | $7,126.57 | 3.7× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $12,934.34 | $12,934.34 | $12,934.34 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $27,066.58 | $27,066.58 | $27,066.58 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | 1.0× |
| Lanse, MI single city | 1 | $4,680.00 | $4,680.00 | $4,680.00 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $876.00 | $876.00 | $12,782.85 | 14.6× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $18,282.89 | $18,282.89 | $18,282.89 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $17,133.66 | $19,168.79 | $21,203.92 | 1.2× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 3 | $3,559.00 | $3,765.30 | $4,266.00 | 1.2× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $9,773.99 | $9,773.99 | $9,773.99 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $701.80 | $701.80 | $701.80 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,553.20 | $15,891.10 | $28,228.99 | 7.9× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $3,900.00 | $3,900.00 | $3,900.00 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $1,545.05 | $3,562.26 | $3,744.00 | 2.4× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $7,463.00 | $7,463.00 | $7,463.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $12,269.64 | $12,269.64 | $12,269.64 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 22 | $1,471.60 | $2,288.65 | $4,885.44 | 3.3× |
| Lubbock, TX | 4 | $3,958.50 | $4,192.86 | $4,192.86 | 1.1× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $13,586.76 | $13,586.76 | $13,586.76 | 1.0× |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 1 | $5,831.25 | $5,831.25 | $5,831.25 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $1,545.05 | $1,545.05 | $1,545.05 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, CT single city | 1 | $10,640.93 | $10,640.93 | $10,640.93 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $7,864.56 | $7,864.56 | $7,864.56 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $25,597.33 | $25,597.33 | $25,597.33 | 1.0× |
| Many, LA single city | 1 | $433.95 | $433.95 | $433.95 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $2,958.42 | $2,958.42 | $2,958.42 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $1,131.60 | $1,131.60 | $1,131.60 | 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× |
| Medford, OR | 1 | $7,911.00 | $7,911.00 | $7,911.00 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $16,771.77 | $16,771.77 | $16,771.77 | 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 | 2 | $8,230.78 | $11,354.55 | $14,478.31 | 1.8× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $2,586.99 | $2,586.99 | $2,586.99 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,739.14 | $2,437.50 | $5,891.01 | 3.4× |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $4,108.00 | $4,108.00 | $4,108.00 | 1.0× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $1,468.27 | $1,468.27 | $1,468.27 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $24,023.58 | $24,023.58 | $24,023.58 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,976.56 | $5,596.26 | $8,215.95 | 2.8× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,351.70 | $1,351.70 | $1,351.70 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 2 | $537.72 | $4,294.36 | $8,051.00 | 15.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,553.25 | $1,553.25 | $1,553.25 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,791.00 | $1,791.00 | $1,791.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $5,779.50 | $5,779.50 | $5,779.50 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,032.20 | $1,032.20 | $1,032.20 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $984.28 | $984.28 | $984.28 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $519.00 | $519.00 | $519.00 | 1.0× |
| Napa, CA | 1 | $6,700.38 | $6,700.38 | $6,700.38 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 3 | $19,936.37 | $24,675.11 | $24,675.11 | 1.2× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $3,642.65 | $4,236.39 | $8,179.36 | 2.2× |
| Neodesha, KS single city | 1 | $4,791.75 | $4,791.75 | $4,791.75 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $5,373.59 | $8,768.83 | $22,351.37 | 4.2× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 42 | $1,480.00 | $4,114.43 | $18,183.00 | 12.3× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $3,672.94 | $3,672.94 | $3,672.94 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $2,219.87 | $3,264.94 | $4,310.00 | 1.9× |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $6,876.48 | $6,876.48 | $6,876.48 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,710.60 | $2,579.76 | $6,596.25 | 3.9× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $16,136.00 | $16,136.00 | $16,136.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $6,156.72 | $6,156.72 | $6,156.72 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $820.80 | $820.80 | $820.80 | 1.0× |
| Pampa, TX | 1 | $1,511.00 | $1,511.00 | $1,511.00 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV one side | 1 | $1,984.63 | $1,984.63 | $1,984.63 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $14,904.29 | $14,904.29 | $14,904.29 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $4,554.00 | $4,554.00 | $4,554.00 | 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 | $3,631.20 | $3,631.20 | $3,631.20 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA one side | 1 | $1,637.50 | $1,637.50 | $1,637.50 | 1.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $3,969.00 | $3,969.00 | $3,969.00 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,781.60 | $3,781.60 | $3,781.60 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 7 | $5,592.48 | $8,870.25 | $13,929.50 | 2.5× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $10,061.45 | $10,061.45 | $10,061.45 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $3,660.00 | $4,324.71 | $4,989.41 | 1.4× |
| Pullman, WA | 1 | $7,871.00 | $7,871.00 | $7,871.00 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Refugio, TX single city | 1 | $8,076.20 | $8,076.20 | $8,076.20 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $4,164.75 | $4,164.75 | $4,164.75 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA one side | 4 | $15,316.51 | $19,335.30 | $29,698.97 | 1.9× |
| Ripley, MS single city | 1 | $9,803.00 | $9,803.00 | $9,803.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV one side single city | 1 | $7,338.34 | $7,338.34 | $7,338.34 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 7 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 | $4,281.60 | 2.9× |
| Rochester, NY | 1 | $1,744.00 | $1,744.00 | $1,744.00 | 1.0× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $2,632.51 | $2,632.51 | $2,632.51 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $1,153.80 | $1,153.80 | $1,153.80 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT single city | 1 | $3,112.50 | $3,112.50 | $3,112.50 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $1,724.80 | $1,724.80 | $1,724.80 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $11,164.18 | $11,164.18 | $11,164.18 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $1,551.50 | $1,551.50 | $1,551.50 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $9,851.56 | $9,851.56 | $9,851.56 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $1,471.60 | $1,829.60 | $27,876.54 | 18.9× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | 1.0× |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR | 1 | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | 1.0× |
| Sandersville, GA single city | 1 | $991.50 | $991.50 | $991.50 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 4 | $3,657.72 | $6,236.79 | $11,093.60 | 3.0× |
| Savannah, TN single city | 1 | $870.20 | $870.20 | $870.20 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $10,466.82 | $10,466.82 | $14,843.04 | 1.4× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $2,799.64 | $3,599.27 | 1.8× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $4,773.09 | $17,366.30 | $29,959.50 | 6.3× |
| Seward, AK single city | 1 | $5,804.76 | $5,804.76 | $5,804.76 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $13,736.83 | $13,736.83 | $13,736.83 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,287.94 | $1,287.94 | $1,287.94 | 1.0× |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1 | $2,014.40 | $2,014.40 | $2,014.40 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $2,563.75 | $2,563.75 | $2,563.75 | 1.0× |
| Skowhegan, ME single city | 1 | $1,261.50 | $1,261.50 | $1,261.50 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $3,707.12 | $3,707.12 | $3,707.12 | 1.0× |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $4,262.40 | $4,262.40 | $4,262.40 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $5,144.25 | $5,144.25 | $5,144.25 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $4,454.10 | $6,128.15 | $7,385.70 | 1.7× |
| Springerville, AZ one side single city | 1 | $3,775.54 | $3,775.54 | $3,775.54 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO one side | 1 | $3,855.30 | $3,855.30 | $3,855.30 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, OH one side | 1 | $27,410.26 | $27,410.26 | $27,410.26 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,031.25 | $1,031.25 | $1,031.25 | 1.0× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $1,171.80 | $1,171.80 | $1,171.80 | 1.0× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $15,078.69 | $15,078.69 | $15,078.69 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $1,078.50 | $1,078.50 | $1,078.50 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $8,895.25 | $8,895.25 | $8,895.25 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | 1.0× |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $7,155.00 | $7,155.00 | $7,155.00 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 3 | $23,948.02 | $28,488.06 | $33,458.95 | 1.4× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $3,740.25 | $3,740.25 | $3,740.25 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $12,196.17 | $14,671.54 | $20,055.30 | 1.6× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $6,833.75 | $6,833.75 | $6,833.75 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI one side | 3 | $10,111.50 | $10,111.50 | $10,111.50 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $7,737.31 | $14,892.55 | $22,047.79 | 2.8× |
| Valdez, AK single city | 1 | $5,804.76 | $5,804.76 | $5,804.76 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $9,046.00 | $11,093.60 | $11,093.60 | 1.2× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $15,748.26 | $15,748.26 | $15,748.26 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $10,343.70 | $10,343.70 | $10,343.70 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC one side | 2 | $13,389.08 | $17,329.66 | $21,270.23 | 1.6× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | $4,032.55 | 1.0× |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $6,039.60 | $6,039.60 | $6,039.60 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $9,075.18 | $9,075.18 | $9,075.18 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,432.00 | $2,432.00 | $2,432.00 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH one side | 1 | $6,990.50 | $6,990.50 | $6,990.50 | 1.0× |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 | 1.0× |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $11,862.00 | $11,862.00 | $11,862.00 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $5,474.50 | $5,474.50 | $5,474.50 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $21,191.10 | $21,462.62 | $26,499.85 | 1.3× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,951.30 | $1,951.30 | $1,951.30 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $3,916.72 | $24,326.67 | $34,707.94 | 8.9× |
| Yreka, CA single city | 1 | $7,384.00 | $7,384.00 | $7,384.00 | 1.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $12,271.34 | $12,271.34 | $12,271.34 | 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 28296?
CPT 28296 is the billing code for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal. 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.
Are there different bunion surgery codes?
Yes. Codes differ by where the bone is cut or fused, for example 28297 for a fusion near the middle of the foot, so the planned technique matters.
How long is recovery?
People usually wear a surgical shoe or boot for several weeks, and full recovery can take a few months.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for bunion surgery?
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 has a median of $8,381.16 and the lowest a median of $1,332.00; at 386 of 465 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?
Among 38 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($2,199.71), Nebraska ($2,641.50) and Missouri ($3,261.00), and highest in Ohio ($24,137.35), Virginia ($18,396.38) and South Carolina ($14,404.06). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.