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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Minnesota 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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$912$708 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$794 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,129Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $912

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$912

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.