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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 41510

Stitches the tongue forward to the lower lip in a newborn whose lower jaw is very small, holding the tongue out of the throat so it cannot fall back and block breathing. It is a temporary measure while the jaw grows or until a more definitive treatment is arranged. Feeding and breathing are watched closely afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 67 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$437 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,000 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $525 to $8,913Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $513

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
$602.56
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.1 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

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CA $1,318VT $427

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.