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Lip Biopsy

Colorado 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$89.13 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$398 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $112 to $5,129Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $72 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $129

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
$109.65
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
5 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
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.59

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$148

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.