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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Mississippi 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 5 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$178$129 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$269 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,479Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $100 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $178

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
$100.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 27th of 51

$186

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.