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Surgery To Straighten A Deviated Nasal Septum

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 30520

Surgery straightens the wall of cartilage and bone that divides the two nostrils, called the septum, when it is bent or crooked enough to block airflow or cause other problems. Small pieces of bent cartilage or bone may be trimmed, reshaped, or repositioned during the procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgery To Straighten A Deviated Nasal Septum cost?

$5,789

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,789 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 73 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$646 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,399 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $912 to $12,589Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,754
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $891

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
$870.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Mississippi. 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

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CA $11,065MS $2,035

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.