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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

New Mexico 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$550$427 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$631 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,715Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $126 to $708
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $550

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
$489.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
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
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 25th of 51

$562

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.