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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Massachusetts 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 9 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$195$132 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$162 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,388Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $195

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
$177.83
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$645.65
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 16th of 51

$200

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.