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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Arizona 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$355$275 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$457 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $295 to $6,761Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $245 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $355

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 31st of 51

$372

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.