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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Oklahoma 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 4 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$457$417 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$708 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,457Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $380 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $457

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
$501.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 42nd of 51

$490

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.