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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Idaho 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$832$676 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$851 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,244Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $832

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
17 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
$245.47
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 8th of 51

$871

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.