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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 July 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 9 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$457$324 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$372 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,898Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $457

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
$389.05
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 12th of 51

$468

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.