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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $447 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$363$282 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$316 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,079Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $447professional $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
$398.11
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,137.96
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th 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.