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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 October 2026.

How much does Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base cost?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$741$501 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$977 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,248Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $741

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
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 35th of 51

$832

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.