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Repair of a Large or Complicated Tongue or Mouth-Floor Cut

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 41252

Stitches closed a cut of the tongue or the floor of the mouth that is longer or more complicated than a simple laceration, often needing repair in layers so muscle and lining are brought together properly. Deeper cuts may involve bleeding vessels or the ducts that carry saliva, which are dealt with during the same repair. Dissolving stitches are typically used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Large or Complicated Tongue or Mouth-Floor Cut cost?

$1,000

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $2,818.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $245 to $3,715
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,000

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
$331.13
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$28,840.32
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in New Jersey than in Wyoming. 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.

Massachusetts· 25th of 50

$1,000

NJ $5,888WY $295

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.