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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Georgia 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$219$170 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,349 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,918Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $148 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $219

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
$239.88
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 51

$257

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.