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Bunion Surgery With Tendon Transfer

Iowa rates for HCPCS 28294

Surgery for a bunion in which tendons around the big toe are released and reattached in a new position so that they pull the toe back toward a straighter line. Rebalancing the pull across the joint is what holds the correction in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bunion Surgery With Tendon Transfer cost?

$1,514

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $1,995.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,042Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,890
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,148professional $1,514

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 39

$1,514

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.