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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Florida 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$112 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$138 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,548Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $85 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $251professional $148

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
$354.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,019.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
7 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
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$158

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.