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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

South Carolina 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$178$126 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$178 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $126 to $5,754Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $105 to $407
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $288professional $178

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
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$182

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.