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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Louisiana 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 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. 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 5 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$813$447 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,096 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,571Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,344
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $813

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
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$912

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.