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Repair of a Blocked Nasal Passage (Choanal Atresia)

Georgia rates for HCPCS 30540

This surgery corrects choanal atresia, a condition present from birth in which the back of the nasal passage is blocked by bone or tissue, preventing normal airflow through the nose. This approach corrects the blockage by working through the nostril itself, rather than through the roof of the mouth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Blocked Nasal Passage (Choanal Atresia) cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 5 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$891$794 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$2,754 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $10,000Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $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
$1,174.90
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Georgia· 32nd of 51

$1,175

CA $7,244DE $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.