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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 July 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 5 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$363$269 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,738 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $398 to $6,761Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $234 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $363

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$398

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.