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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Illinois 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$447 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,288 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $912 to $5,888Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,388
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $813

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
$436.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,630.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$7,079.46
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$851

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.