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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Michigan 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$589$468 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$933 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $562 to $6,918Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,266
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $589

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
$467.74
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,388.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,549.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 48th of 51

$589

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.