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Tongue-Tie Release (Frenotomy)

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 41010

This procedure cuts the thin band of tissue under the tongue, called the frenulum, that can restrict how far the tongue moves. It is commonly done for infants or children who have difficulty nursing, speaking, or moving the tongue normally because the band is too tight or short.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tongue-Tie Release (Frenotomy) cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 4 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$191$141 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,549 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,012Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $112 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $191

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Iowa than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$195

IA $363DE $191

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.