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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 July 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 7 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$191$107 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$182 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $129 to $4,365Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $105 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275professional $191

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 25th of 51

$204

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.