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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Alabama rates for HCPCS 41530

Uses a needle-shaped probe to deliver radiofrequency energy under the surface at the back of the tongue, shrinking bulky tissue that crowds the airway. One or more spots may be treated in a single session. It is used to reduce snoring and obstructive sleep apnea caused by a narrow airway behind the tongue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$468 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,230 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,266Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $355 to $3,548
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,266professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in North Carolina than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 45th of 51

$741

NC $2,042DC $457

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.