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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

New Mexico 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 Mexico, 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$117 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$155 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,754Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $105 to $347
$100$1K$10Kfacility $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 35th 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.