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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Illinois 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 6 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 $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$724 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,623Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $240 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$363.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$417

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.