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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$363$288 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$977 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $479 to $5,370Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $240 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $363

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
$478.63
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th 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.