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Surgical Release of Tongue-Tie, Frenectomy

West 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?

$460

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $460 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $251 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$145 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$251$155 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $7,943Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $135 to $324
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $209

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
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08

Where West 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

West Virginia· 49th of 50

$460

$209 physician + $251 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.