27614 Biopsy lower leg soft tissue
What 27614 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Biopsy lower leg soft tissue.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 27614 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 5.66 | 11.69 | 0.92 | 18.27 | $610.23 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 5.66 | 5.15 | 0.92 | 11.73 | $391.79 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: 90-day global period.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 27614 at 3 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 27614? These codes are bundled into it
27614 is a Column 1 code in 256 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
01470 | Anes px nrv msc lw l/a/f nos | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0596T | Temp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0597T | Temp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0903T | Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0904T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0905T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10005 | Fna bx w/us gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10007 | Fna bx w/fluor gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10009 | Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10011 | Fna bx w/mr gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10021 | Fna bx w/o img gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10030 | Img gid flu coll drg sft tis | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10060 | I&d abscess simple/single | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10140 | I&d hmtma seroma/fluid collj | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10160 | Pnxr aspir absc hmtma bulla | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11000 | Dbrdmt ecz/infected skin<10% | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11004 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11005 | Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11006 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11010 | Debride skin at fx site | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11011 | Debride skin musc at fx site | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11012 | Deb skin bone at fx site | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11042 | Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11043 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca 1st 20/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11044 | Dbrdmt bone 1st 20 sq cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11055 | Paring/cutg b9 hyprker les 1 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 256 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
27614 is bundled into these codes
27614 appears as a Column 2 code in 34 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 27614 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
27607 | Treat lower leg bone lesion | 1 | Check pair |
27610 | Explore/treat ankle joint | 1 | Check pair |
27612 | Exploration of ankle joint | 1 | Check pair |
27615 | Resect leg/ankle tum < 5 cm | 1 | Check pair |
27616 | Resect leg/ankle tum 5 cm/> | 1 | Check pair |
27618 | Exc leg/ankle tum < 3 cm | 1 | Check pair |
27619 | Exc leg/ankle tum deep <5 cm | 1 | Check pair |
27620 | Explore/treat ankle joint | 1 | Check pair |
27625 | Remove ankle joint lining | 1 | Check pair |
27630 | Removal of tendon lesion | 1 | Check pair |
27632 | Exc leg/ankle les sc 3 cm/> | 1 | Check pair |
27634 | Exc leg/ankle tum dep 5 cm/> | 1 | Check pair |
27635 | Remove lower leg bone lesion | 1 | Check pair |
27640 | Partial removal of tibia | 1 | Check pair |
27641 | Partial removal of fibula | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.