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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Hawaii 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 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 6 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$646$457 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,000 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,884Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,311
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $646

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
$870.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 15th of 51

$646

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.