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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Utah 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$195$145 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$724 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,571Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $195

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
$144.54
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 15th of 51

$200

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.