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Lip Biopsy

Mississippi 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$132$97.72 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$200 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,820Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $66 to $288
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $490professional $132

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
$199.53
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $138 · 25th 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.