Bunion surgery cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $742.71 to $12,786.49, with a median of $4,489.69. The lowest price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). The highest price is 17.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,489.69, is 5% below the US median of $4,739.75.
- Wisconsin ranks 14th 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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$742.71Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$4,489.69half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,786.49in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$3,746.98vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S CORRECTION HALLUX VALGUS | $742.71 | $1,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI CORRECTION HALLUX VALGUS | $1,893.45 | $3,461.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Corrj Hallux Valgus +-Sesmdc W/Metar Osteot Bunion | $2,432.00 | $7,600.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB CORRECT BUNION,METATARSAL OSTEOTOMY | $2,507.15 | $3,342.87 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI BUNION. W METAT. OSTEOTOMY | $3,420.90 | $3,801.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $4,489.69 | $8,017.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $5,568.00 | $6,960.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI CORRECTION OF BUNION WITH ALIGNMENT CORRECTION OF MIDFOOT BONE TOWARD TOE AREA | $12,786.49 | $14,207.21 | Feb 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $742.71 | $4,489.69 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $3,420.90 | $3,420.90 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $1,893.45 | $1,893.45 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $12,786.49 | $12,786.49 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $5,568.00 | $5,568.00 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $2,507.15 | $2,507.15 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $4,489.69 | $4,489.69 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,432.00 | $2,432.00 |
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
- Washington$6,133.15
- West Virginia$5,144.25
- Wyoming$4,046.43, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.