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Bunion Surgery With Tendon Transfer

Wisconsin 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$1,349$1,072 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$851 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,020Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $1,349

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 18th of 39

$1,349

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.