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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Arkansas 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 4 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$191$148 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$575 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,042Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $115 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $191

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
$169.82
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 32nd of 51

$245

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.