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Lip Biopsy

Maryland 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?

$95.50

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $138.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $56 to $617Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $68 to $166
$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $91

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
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
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$95.50

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.