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Toe Joint Capsule Release

West Virginia 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$288 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,259 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,754Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $234 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
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
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 33rd of 51

$372

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.