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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Utah 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 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 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$240$191 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,138 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,571Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $145 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $240

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
$151.36
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 25th of 51

$251

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.