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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

North Dakota 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 5 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$219$170 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$107 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $107 to $2,042Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $107 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $219

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
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 19th of 51

$214

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.