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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Pennsylvania 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$427 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$575 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,365Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $389 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $447

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
$537.03
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,238.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
10 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
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$48.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$48.98

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$447

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.