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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

Vermont 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?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $501.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $407 to $617
$500$1Kprofessional $427

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$427

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.