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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Florida 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$457$389 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$1,514 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $661 to $13,804Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $339 to $724
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $457

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
$645.65
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$479

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.