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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Colorado 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 7 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$245$182 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$1,698 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $263 to $8,913Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $151 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $245

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
$229.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$288

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.