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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Massachusetts 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?

$1,894

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,894 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$575 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$562 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,266Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $871

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
7 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
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 45th of 51

$1,894

$871 physician + $1,023 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.