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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Nebraska 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$525$355 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $407 to $13,490Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $525

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$603

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.