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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

New York 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 9 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$195$135 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,622 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $178 to $7,413Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $195

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
$144.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$707.95
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$707.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,398.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where New York 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 York· 12th of 51

$257

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.