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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 July 2026.

How much does Lip Biopsy cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$151 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$110 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $59 to $9,772Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $117 to $501
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $214professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $275 · 2nd of 51
WY $275KY $115

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.