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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Indiana 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$112$81.28 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$339 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $69 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $112

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
$109.65
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$954.99
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
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 Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$151

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.