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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

New Mexico 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$363$269 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$347 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,311Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $617
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $457professional $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
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 35th of 51

$372

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.