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Lip Biopsy

Delaware 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$67.61 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$87.10 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,698Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $66 to $155
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $115professional $107

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
$67.61
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
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
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$110

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.