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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Michigan 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$347$269 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$479 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,079Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $240 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $347

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
$331.13
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$355

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.