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Toe Joint Capsule Release

New Hampshire 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$457$347 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,349 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $977 to $9,550Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $263 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $457

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
$660.69
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 13th of 51

$457

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.