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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Colorado 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$363$275 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$407 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $302 to $8,913Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $363

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
$380.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$380

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.