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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28272

This is a surgical procedure that releases the tight capsule surrounding a joint in the middle or end of a toe, done to loosen a stiff or contracted joint and improve its range of motion. It's often performed as part of correcting a bent or curled toe deformity. Each affected joint is treated separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $589 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$363 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$355 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,512Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,820
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $589professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$724

CA $759KY $324

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.