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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Alabama 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 5 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$339$263 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,259 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $912 to $6,026Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $339

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 40th of 51

$355

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.