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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Nebraska 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?

$3,658

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,658 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$269$182 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$437 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $219 to $13,490Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,175
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $269

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,174.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 6th of 50

$3,658

$269 physician + $3,388 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.