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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

New Jersey 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,467 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,965Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $229 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$15,135.61
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 39th of 51

$363

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.