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Repair Of A Blocked Nasal Passage Via The Palate

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 30545

Opens a passage at the back of the nose that is closed off from birth, a condition called choanal atresia that blocks air from moving between the nose and the throat. The surgeon works through the roof of the mouth to take away the obstructing bone and tissue and create an open airway. It is done in infants and young children, who breathe mainly through the nose.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Blocked Nasal Passage Via The Palate cost?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 6 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$1,349$1,000 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,349 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$42,657.95
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$1,413

CA $3,890RI $955

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.