go back

Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Maine 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?

$1,222

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,222 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$182 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$457 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,162Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $933professional $288

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
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34

Where Maine 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

Maine· 34th of 50

$1,222

$288 physician + $933 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.