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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Missouri 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$372$282 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,778 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $398 to $7,079Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,549
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $372

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
$316.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$447

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.