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Toe Joint Capsule Release

North Dakota 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$468 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$257 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,512Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $363 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $589

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
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$575

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.