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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

New York 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?

$3,817

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,817 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$195 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,514 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $245 to $8,128Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $148 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $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
$204.17
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$741.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,174.90
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$588.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54

Where New York 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

New York· 5th of 50

$3,817

$269 physician + $3,548 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.