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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Iowa 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$501 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $457 to $5,754Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $631

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
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
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
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$676

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.