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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 July 2026.

How much does Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 8 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$490$437 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,445 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $724 to $10,715Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $389 to $851
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $490

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
$851.14
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$5,128.61
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in California than in Vermont. 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· 33rd of 51

$513

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.