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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Nebraska 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$513$427 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,188 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $589 to $13,490Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,318
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,802professional $513

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $661 · 14th of 51
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.