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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Iowa 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$214$151 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$269 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,457Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $214

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
$316.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$224

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.