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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

North Dakota 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$851$603 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$457 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,698Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
3 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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$851

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.