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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Maine 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$182$135 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$339 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $145 to $708Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $117 to $309
$100$200$500facility $501professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
12 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
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 32nd of 51

$186

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.