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Removal of Nasal Turbinate Tissue

Vermont rates for HCPCS 30140

A surgeon reduces or removes part or all of the turbinate, a ridge of tissue inside the nose that helps warm and humidify air, when it has become enlarged and is blocking airflow. This can be done using a variety of surgical techniques and is aimed at improving nasal breathing. It addresses tissue underneath the nasal lining rather than just the surface.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Nasal Turbinate Tissue cost?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $562.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $2,951Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $269 to $631
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,399professional $537

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. 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.

Vermont· 13th of 51

$537

WY $1,950WV $209

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.