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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Florida 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 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 8 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$324$257 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,820 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $776 to $13,183Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $229 to $537
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $324

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
$741.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,471.29
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 47th of 51

$339

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.