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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

New Mexico 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 Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$191$132 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$282 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $162 to $2,089Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $110 to $372
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,023professional $191

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
$154.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th 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.