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Toe Joint Capsule Release

South Carolina 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$355$288 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$437 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $288 to $10,965Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,349professional $355

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
$288.40
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$372

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.