go back

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 October 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$295

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 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 $776 · 10th to 90th $234 to $2,570Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $240 to $537
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $275

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
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
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th 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.