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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 30801

The turbinates, ridges of tissue inside the nose that can swell and block airflow, are treated using a surface-level technique such as cautery, laser, or radiofrequency energy to shrink the tissue and improve breathing. This is a less invasive approach compared to a deeper version of the same treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method) cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 6 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$617$245 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$245 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,162Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $468professional $617

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$891.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Hawaii 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$617

HI $1,175WV $191

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.