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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Virginia 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?

$567

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $567 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $316 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$251$170 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$316$195 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $162 to $5,012Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $145 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $316professional $251

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
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$467.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$870.96
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 44th of 50

$567

$251 physician + $316 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.