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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Utah 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$380$302 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,884 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,918Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $240 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $380

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
$338.84
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 25th of 51

$380

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.