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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

South Carolina 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?

$633

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $633 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $398 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$234$166 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$398$245 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $174 to $9,120Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $398professional $234

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
$309.03
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 42nd of 50

$633

$234 physician + $398 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.