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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Kentucky 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$148$110 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,148 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,388Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $148

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
$131.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$155

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.