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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 July 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$468$209 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$191 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $132 to $2,512Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $123 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $309professional $468

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$676.08

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$457

OK $1,000RI $151

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.