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Reduction Of Swollen Nasal Turbinates (Surface Method)

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $275.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $166 to $316
$200$500$1Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 38th 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.