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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Ohio 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$107 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$141 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $81 to $4,074Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $95 to $269
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $501professional $162

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
$501.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
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
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$166

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.