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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$603 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,981Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$194.98
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 23rd 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.