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Frontal Sinus Surgery With Bone Flap, Brow Incision

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31086

An operation on the frontal sinus, the air space in the bone above the eyes, carried out through an incision at the brow rather than through the nostril. A section of the sinus wall is lifted as a hinged flap of bone so the surgeon can clear diseased lining and re-establish drainage, then the bone is laid back into place and the sinus is left open to drain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Frontal Sinus Surgery With Bone Flap, Brow 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$2,630 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 $1,175 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
$1,288.25
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
$1,047.13
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
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,079.46
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
$7,413.10

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.9 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 $692

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.