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Mechanical Fixation Of The Tongue

Iowa rates for HCPCS 41500

A procedure that holds the tongue forward in a set position using a device such as a fine wire, rather than stitches alone. It is used when the tongue falls backwards and obstructs breathing, most often in a baby born with a small or set-back lower jaw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mechanical Fixation Of The Tongue cost?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $1,318.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $741 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $1,047

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$912.01

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 173.8 times more in California than in Mississippi. 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.

Iowa· 30th of 44

$1,047

CA $4,365MS $25.12

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.