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Lip Biopsy

Oregon 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$112 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$166 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $135 to $525Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $79 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $224professional $162

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
$5,128.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 5th of 51

$186

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.