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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Kentucky 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$302$245 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,288 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,012Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $214 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $302

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
$302.00
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,737.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$324

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.