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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Colorado 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 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$501$447 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$871 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,511Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $389 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $501

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$575

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.