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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 October 2026.

How much does Bunion Surgery With Tendon Transfer cost?

$1,549

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $3,890.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,188professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 128.8 times more in Washington than in South Carolina. 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· 15th of 39

$1,549

WA $3,890SC $30.20

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.