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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Ohio 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?

$2,397

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,397 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$151 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$794 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $275 to $9,772Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $135 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$251.19
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 20th of 50

$2,397

$209 physician + $2,188 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.