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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Nevada 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$316$251 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$832 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $275 to $5,129Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $209 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $316

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
$363.08
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
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
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 44th of 51

$324

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.