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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 October 2026.

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

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$646 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,512 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,388.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,630.27
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 1st of 51

$1,862

AK $1,862TX $302

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.