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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Missouri 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 6 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$170$112 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$813 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $191 to $5,129Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $107 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $170

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
$169.82
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 14th of 51

$245

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.