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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Minnesota 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 6 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$708$490 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$891 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $398 to $6,166Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $708

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
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$724

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.