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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Idaho 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$407$316 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$389 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,761Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $257 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $407

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
$870.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$331.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 16th of 51

$407

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.