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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Oregon 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 8 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$525$380 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$389 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $302 to $955Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $263 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $525

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
$630.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$13,489.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 3rd of 51

$537

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.