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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 July 2026.

How much does Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$501$427 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,096 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $513 to $5,248Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $501

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
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd 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.