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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Georgia 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$537$447 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,259 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,079Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $398 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $537

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
$724.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 17th of 51

$603

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.