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Mechanical Fixation Of The Tongue

Washington 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?

$759

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $871.

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 $759 · 10th to 90th $550 to $871Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $60 to $2,188
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $851

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
$851.14
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 35th of 44

$759

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.