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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Idaho 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$708 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$1,023 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,995
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,122

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,778.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,230.27
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$4,786.30
7 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$1,122

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.