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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

South Carolina 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$132 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$166 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,778Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $102 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $631professional $178

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
$131.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
8 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
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$178

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.