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Bunion Correction With Bone Reshaping

Vermont rates for HCPCS 28296

Surgery corrects a bunion, the bony bump and sideways angling of the big toe joint, by cutting and repositioning the bone of the first metatarsal, the long bone leading to the big toe, to straighten the toe's alignment. This is one of several surgical techniques used to correct this deformity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bunion Correction With Bone Reshaping cost?

$871

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $1,047.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $5,754Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,677professional $871

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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.

Vermont· 33rd of 51

$871

HI $2,138RI $759

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.