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Bunion Surgery With Joint Implant

Virginia rates for HCPCS 28293

Surgery for a bunion in which the worn or misaligned joint at the base of the big toe is taken out and an artificial joint implant is put in its place. The implant provides a working joint surface so the toe can still bend.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bunion Surgery With Joint Implant cost?

$1,148

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $1,380.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,778Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,288
$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $1,122

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 128.8 times more in California than in Washington. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Virginia· 32nd of 39

$1,148

CA $7,762WA $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.