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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$355$263 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$427 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $724Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $245 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $479professional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,071.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 21st 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.