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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Kentucky 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$427$363 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,259 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,388Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $339 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $427

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
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$447

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.