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Biopsy of Leg or Ankle Soft Tissue

Wyoming 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?

$4,168

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,168 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$813 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$2,951 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,090Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $1,148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 7th of 51

$4,168

$1,148 physician + $3,020 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.