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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Montana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$170$115 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$186 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $145 to $363Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $102 to $324
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $219professional $170

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 30th of 51

$178

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.