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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Minnesota 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$398$275 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$501 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,467Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $214 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $398

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
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$417

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.