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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Iowa 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$324$224 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$331 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $229 to $6,761Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $324

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
$223.87
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$324

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.