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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Iowa 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?

$2,514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$275$209 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$372 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $245 to $6,457Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $275

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
$446.68
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 18th of 50

$2,514

$275 physician + $2,239 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.