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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$372$288 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,890 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $10,471Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $245 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $372

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
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 26th 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.