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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 October 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$145$102 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$295 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,248Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $85 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $145

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$380.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$891.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
6 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
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 33rd of 51

$182

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.