Bunion surgery cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $1,171.80 to $6,892.29, with a median of $2,199.71. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 5.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,199.71, is 54% below the US median of $4,739.75.
- Minnesota has the lowest median of 38 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,171.80Lakewood Health System
Median$2,199.71half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,892.29in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,027.91vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $1,171.80 | $1,890.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ORTHO CORRECTION OF BUNION | $1,209.60 | $1,890.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $1,553.25 | $2,071.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $1,724.80 | $1,960.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CORRECT HALLUX VALGUS W/BUNION, W/DISTAL METATARSAL OSTEOTOMY | $1,739.14 | $4,337.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN CORRECT HALLUX VALGUS W BUNION SESAMOID DIST METATAR OSTEO | $2,199.71 | $2,856.76 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Correction hallux valgus | $2,437.50 | $9,375.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN BUNION CORRECTION | $3,478.93 | $4,899.90 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $3,846.93 | $4,579.68 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $5,891.01 | $11,178.39 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $6,892.29 | $8,509.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,739.14 | $2,437.50 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $1,209.60 | $4,050.94 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $3,846.93 | $3,846.93 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $3,478.93 | $3,478.93 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $2,199.71 | $2,199.71 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,553.25 | $1,553.25 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,724.80 | $1,724.80 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,171.80 | $1,171.80 |
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 is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bunion surgery explained.
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
- 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
- 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.