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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Maryland 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?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,622Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $479

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$479

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.