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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

Vermont 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?

$257

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $269.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $158 to $347
$200$500professional $257

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$257

MN $437WV $209

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.