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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Arizona 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$123 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$234 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,512Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $100 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 24th of 51

$200

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.