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Opening Of The Cheek Sinus Through The Nose

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 31020

The surgeon makes an opening into the sinus inside the cheekbone by working through the nostril, without an incision on the face. The opening lets trapped fluid and infected material drain and allows the sinus to be washed out. It is used for infection or blockage that has not cleared with medication.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening Of The Cheek Sinus Through The Nose cost?

$525

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $871.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $525

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,148.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Hawaii 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.

Massachusetts· 23rd of 51

$525

HI $1,905RI $398

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.