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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Massachusetts 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 9 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$398$295 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$372 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $302 to $5,623Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $245 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,778professional $398

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
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$398

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.