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Lip Biopsy

South Carolina 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $631 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$115$89.13 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$132 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,698Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $69 to $162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $115

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
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
6 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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$117

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.