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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Ohio 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 9 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$316$240 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,259 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $457 to $10,233Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $191 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $316

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
$398.11
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$363

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.