Deep Biopsy of Thigh or Knee Soft Tissue

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27324

Takes a sample of soft tissue from the thigh or the area around the knee from beneath the tough fibrous sheet covering the muscles — within or under the muscle layer rather than just under the skin. An incision is made and the surgeon works past nerves and vessels to reach the target. The tissue is sent to a laboratory to identify what the mass is.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Biopsy of Thigh or Knee Soft Tissue cost?

$4,098

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,098 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

15% physician fee85% facility fee

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 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$631	$479 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$3,467	$1,549 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $575 to $10,471Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,445

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $549.54 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$549.54	$3,090.30	$9,549.93
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,621.81 Median $4,786.30 Typical High $13,489.63	Facility	Global	$1,621.81	$4,786.30	$13,489.63
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $1,288.25 Typical High $3,388.44	Facility	Global	$691.83	$1,288.25	$3,388.44
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,445.44 Median $4,073.80 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$1,445.44	$4,073.80	$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 9.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $8,541MD $907

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.