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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Iowa 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$977$631 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,047 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,762Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $977

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
$758.58
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$1,000

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.