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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $204 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 8 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$123 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$138 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $115 to $4,677Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $105 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $204professional $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
$186.21
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$457.09
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 28th 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.