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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Oregon 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$692 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,479 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,512
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $1,122

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,691.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,882.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
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
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$1,349

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.