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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 July 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$363$263 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$389 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $302 to $11,220Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $229 to $708
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,380professional $363

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
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 38th of 51

$380

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.