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Removal Of A Nasal Growth Through An Outside Incision

Washington rates for HCPCS 30118

This removes or destroys a growth inside the nose using an approach made through an incision on the outside of the nose, rather than working entirely through the nostrils. It is typically chosen when a growth is difficult to reach or fully treat from inside the nasal passages alone. Methods used can include cutting the growth out or destroying it, such as with a laser.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Nasal Growth Through An Outside Incision cost?

$3,438

Typical total for the visit. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,047 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,479 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,188
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $1,349

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
$1,122.02
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,378.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 6.4 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Washington· 39th of 50

$3,438

$1,349 physician + $2,089 facility

SC $9,665WV $1,517

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.