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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 7 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$562$437 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$468 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,248Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $562

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
$446.68
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th 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.