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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Ohio 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$324 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$724 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $457 to $5,248Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $44 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $427

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd of 51

$437

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.