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Removal Of A Tongue Lesion Without Stitches

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 41110

A growth or abnormal patch of tissue is cut away from the tongue and the site is left to heal on its own rather than being stitched closed. It applies anywhere on the tongue, front or back. The tissue that is removed can be sent for examination in the laboratory.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tongue Lesion Without Stitches cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$151 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$741 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,266Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Tennessee· 32nd of 51

$214

AK $525DC $158

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.