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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

North Dakota 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?

$1,544

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,544 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $589 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$955$776 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$589$407 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,570Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $589professional $955

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
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 50th of 51

$1,544

$955 physician + $589 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.