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Lip Biopsy

Nevada 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$126$79.43 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$129 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $71 to $5,012Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $69 to $389
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,514professional $126

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
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $126 · 41st 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.