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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Montana 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 Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$158 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$178 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $174 to $347Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $105 to $302
$100$200$500facility $209professional $178

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 31st 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.