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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Minnesota 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$316$195 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$251 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,738Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $126 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $537professional $316

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
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$316

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.