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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Maryland 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 6 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$166$120 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$100 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $85 to $437Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $105 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $151professional $166

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$166

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.