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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

New Jersey 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$380$324 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,514 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $977 to $7,586Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $295 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $380

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$758.58
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,589.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
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
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 47th of 51

$380

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.