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Tongue Base Suspension With A Permanent Stitch

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 41512

A permanent stitch is passed through the base of the tongue and anchored to the inside of the lower jaw, holding the back of the tongue forward. Stopping the tongue falling backwards during sleep keeps the airway behind it open.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tongue Base Suspension With A Permanent Stitch cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,023 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,175 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $646 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,455professional $1,318

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 24.0 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$1,349

AK $2,692TX $112

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.