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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Georgia 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$398$288 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,549 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,079Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $245 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $398

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
$426.58
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$758.58

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 51

$427

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.