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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Maryland 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?

$339

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $398.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,622Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $234 to $525
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$339

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.