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Frontal Sinus Closure Through A Scalp Incision

Wyoming 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,090$2,138 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$6,310 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $7,586Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $3,090

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$3,090

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.