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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$174$112 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,311 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $251 to $10,715Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $98 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $174

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
$218.78
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$436.52
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd 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.