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Lip Biopsy

Minnesota 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 6 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$195$126 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$288 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $115 to $2,089Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $93 to $417
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $447professional $195

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
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $204 · 3rd 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.