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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Virginia 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 8 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$224$170 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$219 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $158 to $6,761Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $151 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $224

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
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$245

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.