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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Colorado 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 7 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$174$117 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$209 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $138 to $5,888Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $105 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $174

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
$912.01
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 24th of 51

$191

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.