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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Alaska rates for HCPCS 41100

This procedure removes a small sample of tissue from the front two-thirds of the tongue to be examined under a microscope. It is used to help diagnose a sore, lump, or unusual area on the tongue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$275$166 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$155 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $562Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $105 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $275

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
$346.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$645.65

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$263

MN $316HI $155

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.