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Bunion Correction Surgery, Toe Bone Cut

Maine rates for HCPCS 28298

Surgical correction of a bunion (a bony bump at the base of the big toe) by cutting and realigning a bone in the toe itself, sometimes along with removal of small bone tissue near the joint. The goal is to straighten the big toe and relieve pain from the deformity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bunion Correction Surgery, Toe Bone Cut cost?

$2,587

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,587 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$724$603 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,862 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,291Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $724

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 11.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 37th of 50

$2,587

$724 physician + $1,862 facility

WI $13,906MD $1,226

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.