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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Minnesota 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$1,259$776 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$871 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $363 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,259

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
$363.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,019.95
4 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
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$1,318

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.