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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Illinois 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?

$1,594

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,594 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$166 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$437 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,370Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $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
$245.47
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$831.76
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 29th of 50

$1,594

$245 physician + $1,349 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.