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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 July 2026.

How much does Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$145 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$372 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $117 to $4,571Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $102 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$416.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 31st of 51

$200

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.