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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Montana 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?

$1,489

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,489 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$676$617 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$676 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,995Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $427 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $813professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,489

$676 physician + $813 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.