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Lip Biopsy

Nebraska 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$93.33 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$129 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $112 to $2,951Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $63 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $219professional $120

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
$112.20
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 31st of 51

$126

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.