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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Massachusetts 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$1,202$708 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$537 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $437 to $6,310
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $1,202

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
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,467.37
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,011.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,011.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,265.80
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,884.03
2 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 12th of 51

$1,202

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.