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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Kansas 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?

$1,676

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,676 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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$676$575 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$537 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,898Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $676

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
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
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 49th of 51

$1,676

$676 physician + $1,000 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.