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Tongue Base Suspension With A Permanent Stitch

West Virginia 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$724$575 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,622 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $10,471Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,445
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $724

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$724

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.