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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 October 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$302 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$347 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,570Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $229 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $372

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
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,073.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
13 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
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$372

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.