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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Massachusetts 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$151 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$129 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,239Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $200professional $257

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
$524.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$524.81
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
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
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 9th of 51

$257

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.