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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

South Dakota 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 7 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$437$324 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$339 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $245 to $3,090Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $245 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $437

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
$245.47
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$437

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.