Bunion surgery cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $3,444.00 to $29,831.10, with a median of $9,456.39. The lowest price is at Monroe Hospital (Bloomington). The highest price is 8.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $9,456.39, is 100% above the US median of $4,739.75.
- Indiana ranks 32nd of 38 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 28296. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,444.00Monroe Hospital
Median$9,456.39half of hospitals charge less
Highest$29,831.10in Indiana
Lowest saves$6,012.39vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Hospital lowest Bloomington · Bloomington, IN Cor hlx vlgs dstl mtar osteo | $3,444.00 | $6,627.80 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN CORRECTION HALLUX VALGUS METATARSAL OSTE | $3,900.00 | $6,500.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Chevron bunionectomy | $5,520.20 | $7,886.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN CORRECTION OF BUNION | $7,890.89 | $29,225.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $8,230.78 | $39,571.04 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN CORRECTION OF BUNION | $9,075.18 | $43,215.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN CORRECTION OF BUNION | $9,289.86 | $38,707.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $9,456.39 | $44,396.21 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $11,738.69 | $45,498.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $12,934.34 | $58,526.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN CORRECTION OF BUNION | $14,478.31 | $43,873.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN CORRECTION OF BUNION | $14,854.31 | $55,015.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $18,147.84 | $22,684.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CORRECTION OF BUNION | $21,709.20 | $80,404.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN CORRECTION OF BUNION | $29,831.10 | $99,436.99 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $7,890.89 | $12,072.08 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 3 | $9,456.39 | $11,738.69 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $8,230.78 | $11,354.54 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $3,444.00 | $3,444.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $18,147.84 | $18,147.84 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $5,520.20 | $5,520.20 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $3,900.00 | $3,900.00 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $12,934.34 | $12,934.34 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $9,075.18 | $9,075.18 |
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
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Bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal in other states
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.