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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Kentucky 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?

$2,114

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,114 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$209$145 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,000 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,388Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $123 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $209

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
$177.83
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 21st of 50

$2,114

$209 physician + $1,905 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.