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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

West Virginia 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$380 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$661 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,981Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $339 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
6 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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 33rd of 51

$490

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.