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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Colorado 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$148 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$490 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $195 to $5,129Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $191

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
$194.98
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
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
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$224

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.