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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Maine 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?

$2,381

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,381 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$603$501 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,698 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,236Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $427 to $891
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,778professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86

Where Maine 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

Maine· 31st of 51

$2,381

$603 physician + $1,778 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.