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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Colorado 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$933$525 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,512 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $8,710Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $933

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,388.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,168.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,548.13
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$955

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.