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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Indiana 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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$339$257 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$1,380 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $372 to $10,471Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $234 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $339

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
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$347

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.