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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Nevada 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$155$115 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$162 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $120 to $3,981Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $95 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $155

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
$120.23
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
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
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 41st of 51

$170

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.