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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Maryland 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?

$174

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $229.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $129 to $132Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $100 to $427
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $174

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$174

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.