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Removal Of A Growth On The Front Of The Tongue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 41112

This is the surgical removal of a growth or abnormal area of tissue from the front two-thirds of the tongue, with the resulting wound stitched closed afterward. It's used for lesions such as sores, lumps, or areas of concern that need to be removed and typically sent for laboratory testing. Closing the wound with stitches distinguishes it from a removal left open to heal on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth On The Front Of The Tongue cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 6 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$617$324 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$331 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,072Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $617

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
$776.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,949.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$575

MN $631WV $302

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.