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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 July 2026.

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

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$513$437 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$977 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,623Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $513

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
$537.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,238.72
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 23rd of 51

$562

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.