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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Iowa 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$282$240 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$245 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $195 to $2,291Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $166 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $417professional $282

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
$223.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
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
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$295

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.