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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Kentucky 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$282$209 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$309 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $263 to $3,981Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $178 to $479
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $603professional $282

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
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$295

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.