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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 July 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 5 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$135$102 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,162 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $83 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $135

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
$165.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$182

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.