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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Oregon 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?

$1,993

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,993 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$692 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$955 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,129Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
13 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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 39th of 51

$1,993

$871 physician + $1,122 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.