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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Utah 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?

$3,425

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,425 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$263$186 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,738 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,571Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $141 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $263

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
$199.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11

Where Utah 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

Utah· 10th of 50

$3,425

$263 physician + $3,162 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.