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Lip Biopsy

Illinois 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$123$79.43 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$145 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,622Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $68 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $295professional $123

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
$69.18
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
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
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$129

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.