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Open Repair Of A Complex Forehead Sinus Fracture

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21344

Repairs a badly broken frontal sinus, the air-filled space in the forehead bone above the eyes, through open surgery that exposes and rebuilds the bone. It is used when the break is shattered into several pieces or runs through the back wall of the sinus, which lies directly against the covering of the brain, and more than one route of access may be needed. Plates or wires hold the fragments in position while they heal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of A Complex Forehead Sinus Fracture cost?

$5,623

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,623 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,623$3,715 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$6,457 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $19,498Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $6,918
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $5,623

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$5,623

AK $5,623TX $617

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.