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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Kansas 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$372 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$955 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,898Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $457

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
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
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 11th of 51

$513

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.