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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Connecticut 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?

$5,528

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,528 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$603 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,570 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $813 to $12,023Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $741

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$5,528

$741 physician + $4,786 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.