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Surgical Correction of Tongue-Tie

West 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 5 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$316$251 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$347 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,166Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $229 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $316

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
$239.88
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,737.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 49th of 51

$339

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.