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Lip Biopsy

Kansas 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 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$129$95.50 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$174 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $105 to $8,128Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $72 to $195
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $129

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $132 · 31st 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.