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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$182$123 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$457 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $191 to $5,129Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $182

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
$190.55
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 22nd 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.