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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Idaho 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 8 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$214$162 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$234 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,467Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $214

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
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 15th of 51

$234

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.