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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Arkansas 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 5 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$162$115 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$324 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,820Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $102 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $162

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
$138.04
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 43rd of 51

$170

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.