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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

New Mexico 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 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 5 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 $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$1,047 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $912 to $6,457Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,266
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$4,466.84
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
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 42nd of 51

$776

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.