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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Massachusetts 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$389 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$316 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $245 to $3,311Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $537

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
$758.58
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
7 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
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 10th of 51

$537

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.