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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Utah 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$141$117 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$200 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $117 to $4,467Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $105 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $479professional $141

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
$117.49
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
7 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
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$148

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.