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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 July 2026.

How much does Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base cost?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 4 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$776$407 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,096 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,623Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,698
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $776

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $851 · 45th of 51
CA $1,950MD $741

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.