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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Missouri 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$182$129 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$302 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,898Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $182

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
$117.49
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$195

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.