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Procedure to Open a Collapsing Nasal Side Wall

Montana rates for HCPCS 30468

A procedure that treats collapse of the side wall of the nose at its narrowest point, where the airway blocks most easily, so that air moves through more freely. It is carried out from inside the nose without an external incision, for people whose blockage comes from the side wall giving way as they breathe in.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Procedure to Open a Collapsing Nasal Side Wall cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$240 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$251 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,012Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,677
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$3,981.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Montana· 45th of 51

$347

AK $5,495KY $166

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.