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Mechanical Fixation Of The Tongue

Pennsylvania 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?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $479.

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

Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $363 to $724
$500$1Kprofessional $417

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 44

$417

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.