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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Oklahoma 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$138 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$251 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $126 to $7,586Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $200

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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
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
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 7th of 51

$282

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.