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Frontal Sinus Closure Through A Scalp Incision

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31081

Surgery on the frontal sinus, the air pocket in the forehead above the eyes, reached through an incision running across the top of the scalp behind the hairline. The lining of the sinus is stripped away and the space is filled or sealed so that it can no longer produce mucus or trap infection. It is used for long-standing infection, injury, or a mucus-filled cyst that has not responded to less involved treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Frontal Sinus Closure Through A Scalp Incision cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,786$2,951 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$5,754 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $16,596Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $6,607
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $4,786

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,715.35
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$4,786

AK $4,786TX $708

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.