Washington, DC · hospital rates, itemized

How much does bunion removal cost in Washington, DC?

Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 28296.

Median commercial rates on file run from $2,305 (The George Washington University Hospital) to $8,031 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 3.5× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.

Facility rates by hospital

HospitalCash / self-payCommercialMedicareMedicaidSource & file date
Lowest The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC $2,305median of 4 plans hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026
Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric $1,507 $6,490median of 9 plans $538median of 11 plans hospital fileApril 2, 2026
Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA $4,709median of 4 plans $3,267median of 5 plans hospital fileDecember 16, 2025
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA $8,031median of 10 plans $4,177median of 6 plans $10,836median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC $3,040median of 6 plans hospital fileDecember 31, 2025
Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC $4,646median of 4 plans $4,020median of 3 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026

Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for bunion removal?

Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, The George Washington University Hospital lists the lowest ($2,305, median of 4 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($8,031, median of 10 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.

Where do these prices come from?

Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.