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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

South Carolina 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 6 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 $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$550 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $457 to $9,772Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $380 to $759
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,202professional $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
$537.03
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$525

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.