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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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 $562 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$282 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$372 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $295 to $9,772Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $245 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $562professional $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
$295.12
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th 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.