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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 October 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$141 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$214 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,738Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $91 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $186

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
$125.89
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 24th of 51

$200

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.