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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

South 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$209$155 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$151 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $105 to $2,291Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $661
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $234professional $209

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
$104.71
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 12th of 51

$209

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.