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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Oklahoma 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$447 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$955 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,166Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $407 to $15,488
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $955

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
$758.58
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$707.95
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
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 21st of 51

$977

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.