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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 July 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 8 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$158$107 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$562 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $186 to $10,715Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,380
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $158

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
$177.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 37th of 51

$191

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.