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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Missouri 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$501$417 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$891 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $479 to $5,623Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $355 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $501

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$513

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.