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Drainage Hole Into the Forehead Sinus

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 31070

Drains the sinus behind the forehead by making a small opening through the bone from the outside, near the eyebrow. Trapped pus and fluid escape through the opening, relieving pressure and letting the infection be treated directly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage Hole Into the Forehead Sinus cost?

$1,876

Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,876 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$525 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$1,096 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,890Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $87 to $4,169
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $617

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
$933.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Hawaii· 49th of 51

$1,876

$617 physician + $1,259 facility

AK $8,557MT $1,467

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.