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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Maine 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 6 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$234$178 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,288 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $7,413Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $234

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,413.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 41st of 51

$240

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.