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Radiofrequency Shrinking of the Tongue Base

Wyoming 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$1,514$977 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,950 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,467Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,165.95
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$1,514

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.