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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Arizona 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$166$115 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$214 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,623Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $100 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $166

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 38th of 51

$174

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.