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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Oregon 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$813$708 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$741 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,012Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $813

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,882.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
12 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
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$832

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.