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Toe Joint Capsule Release Surgery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 28270

This surgery releases tight tissue around the joint at the base of a toe, the joint connecting the toe to the foot, to relieve pain and improve movement when the joint has become stiff or the toe has drifted out of normal alignment. It is often used to treat conditions like a stiff, painful big toe joint that limits normal walking motion, and does not involve joints further back in the midfoot.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release Surgery cost?

$513

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $1,288.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,762Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $316 to $741
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $479

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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· 28th of 51

$513

HI $2,138WV $437

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.