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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Iowa 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?

$3,188

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,188 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$813 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,175 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $933 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $1,000

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
$660.69
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,365.16
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
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
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 13th of 51

$3,188

$1,000 physician + $2,188 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.