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Deep Biopsy of Thigh or Knee Soft Tissue

Alaska 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 October 2026.

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

$4,789

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,789 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,698$1,047 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$2,512 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,089
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,698

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
$1,949.84
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 4th of 51

$4,789

$1,698 physician + $3,090 facility

CO $6,464MT $1,353

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.