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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Illinois 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$457$417 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,148 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,129Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $372 to $794
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $457

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
$457.09
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,949.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
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
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 38th of 51

$468

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.