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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Nebraska 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$741$525 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,380 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,762Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,344
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$812.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$15,488.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
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
$257.04
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 40th of 51

$794

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.