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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

New Mexico 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?

$2,961

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,961 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$617$479 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,380 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $776 to $11,220Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $363 to $912
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $617

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
$416.87
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 17th of 51

$2,961

$617 physician + $2,344 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.