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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Rhode Island 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$813$525 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,148 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,169
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $813

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$676.08

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 29th of 51

$851

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.