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Lip Biopsy

Alaska rates for HCPCS 40490

This procedure removes a small sample of tissue from the lip to be examined in a lab. It is used to help diagnose a lesion, sore, or other abnormal area on the lip.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lip Biopsy cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $331 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$200 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$200 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,175Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $120 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $331professional $316

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
$380.19
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$316

AK $316MD $95.50

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.