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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Illinois 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$126 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$224 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,344Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $105 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $186

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
$208.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
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
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th of 51

$195

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.