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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Rhode Island 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 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$162$138 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$537 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $240 to $3,802Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $110 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $162

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$162

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.