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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

New Jersey 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$178$117 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,311 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $331 to $10,471Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $98 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $178

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
$245.47
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$195

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.