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Bunion Surgery, Removing The Bony Bump

California rates for HCPCS 28290

Surgery for a bunion — the painful prominence that develops at the base of the big toe when the joint drifts out of line. In this version the projecting bone at the side of the joint is shaved away through a small incision, and the joint itself is left in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bunion Surgery, Removing The Bony Bump cost?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,951 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,981 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $2,951
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,888professional $2,951

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 97.7 times more in California than in Washington. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $5,888 · 1st of 39
CA $5,888WA $60.26

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.