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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Michigan 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 5 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$355$263 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$468 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,898Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $219 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $355

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
$288.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 45th of 51

$363

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.