Bunion surgery cost in Washington
In Washington, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $1,593.75 to $29,959.50, with a median of $6,133.15. The lowest price is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The highest price is 18.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,133.15, is 29% above the US median of $4,739.75.
- Washington ranks 24th of 38 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,593.75Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1
Median$6,133.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$29,959.50in Washington
Lowest saves$4,539.40vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 lowest Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $1,593.75 | $1,875.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 28296 Correction, hallux valgus (bunion), with or | $1,951.30 | $3,002.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $3,781.60 | $4,727.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $4,454.10 | $6,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ASC - CORRECTION OF BUNION, METATARSAL OSTEOTOMY - FAC | $4,773.09 | $9,359.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $5,209.40 | $7,442.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $5,941.60 | $8,488.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $6,039.60 | $8,628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center one side Bellingham · Bellingham, WA CORRECTION OF BUNION WITH ALIGNMENT CORRECTION OF MIDFOOT BONE TOWARD TOE AREA | $6,226.69 | $9,579.52 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $6,876.48 | $13,224.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $6,876.48 | $13,224.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $7,046.90 | $10,067.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED CORRECTION OF BUNION CDM | $7,385.70 | $10,551.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $7,871.00 | $9,260.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA CORRECTION OF BUNION WITH ALIGNMENT CORRECTION OF MIDFOOT BONE TOWARD TOE AREA | $13,929.50 | $21,430.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $29,959.50 | $42,799.29 | Mar 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $4,454.10 | $6,128.15 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $4,773.09 | $17,366.30 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $6,226.69 | $6,226.69 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $6,876.48 | $6,876.48 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,593.75 | $1,593.75 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $5,941.60 | $5,941.60 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $6,876.48 | $6,876.48 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,781.60 | $3,781.60 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $13,929.50 | $13,929.50 |
| Pullman, WA | 1 | $7,871.00 | $7,871.00 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $6,039.60 | $6,039.60 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,951.30 | $1,951.30 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$5,144.25
- Wisconsin$4,489.69
- Wyoming$4,046.43, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.