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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Alaska rates for HCPCS 41520

This procedure surgically revises the band of tissue connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth, going beyond a simple snip to reshape the area with stitches. It is used to treat a restrictive tongue-tie that limits tongue movement, which can affect speech, feeding, or oral hygiene.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 6 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$617$355 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$347 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,148Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $617

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
$794.33
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$575

MN $661KY $324

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.