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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

South Dakota 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$204 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$148 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $347Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $155 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $174professional $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
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
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
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$263

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.