Tongue And Floor Of Mouth Removal With Neck Clearance

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 41153

Removes part or all of the tongue together with the floor of the mouth beneath it, and clears the lymph node tissue lying just under the jaw and in the upper neck. It is done in one operation for a mouth cancer that involves both the tongue and the tissue below it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tongue And Floor Of Mouth Removal With Neck Clearance cost?

$8,586

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,586 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

36% physician fee64% facility fee

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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$3,090	$2,344 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,495	$2,884 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $16,982Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $10,233

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,737.80 Median $4,570.88 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,737.80	$4,570.88	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,715.35 Median $10,715.19 Typical High $21,877.62	Facility	Global	$3,715.35	$10,715.19	$21,877.62
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $501.19 Median $3,630.78 Typical High $12,882.50	Facility	Global	$501.19	$3,630.78	$12,882.50
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $575.44 Median $2,884.03 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$575.44	$2,884.03	$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $14,230MD $2,891

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.