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Toe Joint Capsule Release

New Mexico 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$302 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$380 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $288 to $10,471Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $182 to $589
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $389

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
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 29th of 51

$398

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.