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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Illinois 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?

$3,060

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,060 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$661$513 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,698 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $933 to $5,754Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $661

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
$537.03
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 16th of 51

$3,060

$661 physician + $2,399 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.