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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Indiana 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 5 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$339$245 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$1,622 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $389 to $10,471Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $224 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $339

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
$281.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$363

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.