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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Illinois 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 Illinois, 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 $1,698 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 6 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$282 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$631 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $372 to $6,026Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $245 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $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
$371.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th 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.