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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Massachusetts 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 8 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$550$457 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,000 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,623Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $550

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,202.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 21st of 51

$575

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.