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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Kansas 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$417$316 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$617 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $339 to $7,943Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $245 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $417

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
$446.68
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 6th of 51

$468

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.