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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Kansas 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 Kansas, 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 $1,318 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$490 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$955 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $398 to $5,248
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 14th 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.