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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 July 2026.

How much does Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$525 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,089 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,413Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,169
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,548professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $813 · 49th of 51
CA $1,950MD $741

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.