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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Vermont 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?

$457

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $479.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $295 to $537
$200$500$1Kprofessional $457

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$457

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.