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Drainage Hole Into the Forehead Sinus

New Hampshire 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?

$3,383

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,383 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$661 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,820 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $8,511Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $871

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 26th of 51

$3,383

$871 physician + $2,512 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.