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Bunion Correction With Two Bone Cuts

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 28299

Surgery corrects a bunion, the bony bump and sideways angling of the big toe joint, using two separate bone cuts to realign the toe, a more extensive approach than a single-cut correction. It is typically used for more pronounced bunion deformities.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bunion Correction With Two Bone Cuts cost?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $1,698.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $26,915Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $955

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,884.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 27th of 51

$1,000

AK $2,951TX $631

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.