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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Delaware 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$257 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$468 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,570Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $224 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $331

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
7 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
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
58 · Staged procedure + 59 · Distinct service + 79 · Unrelated procedure after surgery
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$331

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.