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Frontal Sinus Surgery With Cavity Obliteration

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31080

An operation on the frontal sinus, the air space in the forehead above the eyes, performed through an incision on the outside of the face rather than through the nose. The lining of the sinus is stripped out and the cavity is filled in so that it can no longer collect mucus or become infected. It is used for long-standing infection, a mucus-filled sac, or a growth that has not responded to less invasive treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Frontal Sinus Surgery With Cavity Obliteration cost?

$1,349

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $5,129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$1,349

CA $7,079DE $1,072

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.