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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27614

Takes a sample of tissue from a lump or abnormal area in the soft tissue of the lower leg or ankle so it can be examined under a microscope. The purpose is to find out exactly what the abnormality is before deciding on treatment. Only a sample is taken, not the whole lump.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue cost?

$4,718

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,718 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$1,445 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$2,630 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,754
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $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
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
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
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,981.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
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
$562.34
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
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
$208.93
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 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· 5th of 51

$4,718

$1,698 physician + $3,020 facility

CO $6,491MT $1,489

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.