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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Delaware 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?

$1,922

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,922 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$224$155 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$417 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $155 to $7,244Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $138 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $224

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 26th of 50

$1,922

$224 physician + $1,698 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.