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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

South Carolina 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?

$1,982

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,982 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$537$389 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$871 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,233Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $102 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $537

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
$478.63
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
8 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
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$1,982

$537 physician + $1,445 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.