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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Arizona 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 5 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$479$417 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,000 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $479 to $5,623Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $479

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$501

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.