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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Arizona 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 October 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$288 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$676 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,677Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
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
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.3 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.

Arizona· 36th of 51

$363

AK $1,023TX $240

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.