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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Utah 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 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$562$479 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$3,020 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $501 to $6,026Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $562

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
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 19th of 51

$603

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.