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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 October 2026.

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

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$288 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$741 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $468 to $11,749Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $43 to $646
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $339

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
6 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
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 49th of 51

$339

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.