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Sinus Flushing Through The Cheekbone

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 8 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$174$126 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$178 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $117 to $7,079Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $112 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $174

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
$190.55
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 28th 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.