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Washing Out The Sphenoid Sinus

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 31002

Flushes the sphenoid sinus, an air pocket set deep in the skull behind the nasal cavity, by passing a thin tube into it and rinsing it out. Trapped infected material is cleared away and a sample can be sent for laboratory testing. It is done when infection in that sinus does not settle with medication alone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Washing Out The Sphenoid Sinus cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$214 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$631 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $282 to $3,631Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $78 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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.

New Mexico· 28th of 51

$288

OK $1,413UT $158

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.