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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Kansas 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$182$145 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$240 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $148 to $7,586Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $107 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $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
$229.09
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 19th of 51

$195

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.