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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Iowa 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$427$316 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$589 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,943Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $427

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
$616.60
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$427

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.