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Frontal Sinus Surgery With Bone Flap, Brow Incision

Vermont 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?

$1,660

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $1,950.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $1,622

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 25th of 51

$1,660

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.