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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Connecticut 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$251$200 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,715 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $8,511Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $148 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $251

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$316

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.