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Partial Removal Of The Tongue

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 41120

Removes a portion of the tongue — less than half of it — usually to take out a cancer or other growth together with a margin of healthy tissue around it. The work is done through the open mouth, and the remaining tongue is repaired so that speech and swallowing are affected as little as possible. Laboratory examination of the removed tissue is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Partial Removal Of The Tongue cost?

$5,109

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,109 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,089$1,622 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,862 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $2,089

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
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$5,109

$2,089 physician + $3,020 facility

AK $10,315WV $2,808

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.