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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 October 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$302 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$525 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $389 to $5,248Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $245 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $389

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
$363.08
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
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
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$398

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.