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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Oregon 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$257$174 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$269 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $170 to $4,677Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $107 to $490
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $347professional $257

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
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$282

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.