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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Montana 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$479 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$741 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,862Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $79 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $724

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
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
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$724

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.