go back

Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Arizona rates for HCPCS 41115

This procedure surgically removes the band of tissue connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth to release a tongue-tie. It is done to improve tongue mobility when a restrictive band of tissue is limiting movement, feeding, or speech.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy cost?

$1,894

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,894 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$234$162 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$288 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $182 to $5,623Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $234

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 14.0 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

Arizona· 28th of 50

$1,894

$234 physician + $1,660 facility

IN $5,472MD $390

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.