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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

North Dakota 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$214$166 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$105 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,995Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $178professional $214

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
$177.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$214

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.