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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 October 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$282$186 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$251 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $186 to $676Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $132 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $282

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
13 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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$295

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.