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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 October 2026.

How much does Lip Biopsy cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$120 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$117 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $66 to $1,023Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $95 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $257professional $204

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
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$204

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.