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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

West 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 5 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$166$120 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$178 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $105 to $11,749Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $100 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $166

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
$1,174.90
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,000.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$174

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.