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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $363 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$170 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$263 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $234 to $457Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $129 to $575
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $363professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 42nd 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.