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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Mississippi 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 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$537$417 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$617 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,884Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,230
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $537

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
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 26th of 51

$562

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.