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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 October 2026.

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

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$575 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$813 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,884Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $30 to $759
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $603

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$660.69
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
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 20th of 51

$603

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.