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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 October 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$155 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$794 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,012Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $110 to $363
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$645.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$398.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$446.68
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
15 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
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21

Where New York 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 York· 30th of 51

$191

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.