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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

South Dakota 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?

$629

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $629 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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$282$214 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$229 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,365Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $141 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $282

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
$257.04
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 43rd of 50

$629

$282 physician + $347 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.