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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Colorado 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?

$3,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$162 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$269 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $182 to $8,128Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $245

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
$151.36
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 11th of 50

$3,408

$245 physician + $3,162 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.