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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 July 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$178$135 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,318 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,413Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $112 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $178

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
$194.98
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$224

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.