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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Alaska 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 6 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$1,096$468 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$501 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,291Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $676professional $1,096

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,754.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Alaska sits

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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$1,047

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.