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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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 3 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$724$372 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$871 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $363 to $9,333Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,884
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $9,333professional $724

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
$363.08
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

West Virginia· 48th of 51

$813

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.