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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31000

Flushing of the sinus cavity located behind the cheekbone, performed by passing a needle or thin instrument through the sinus wall or its natural drainage opening. This clears out fluid, mucus, or infected material and can also be used to collect a sample for testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$457$245 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$316 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,677Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $145 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $479professional $457

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
$501.19
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

$457

AK $457KY $102

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.