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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Kentucky 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?

$1,947

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,947 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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$468$389 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$708 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,169Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $347 to $813
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $468

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
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$1,947

$468 physician + $1,479 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.