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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$162$120 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$170 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,898Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $102 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $162

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
$134.90
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 47th 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.