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Removal Of Front Ethmoid Sinus Air Cells

California rates for HCPCS 31200

Removes the front group of ethmoid air cells, the small honeycomb-like sinus spaces in the bone between the eyes, working entirely through the nostrils. It opens blocked sinus passages and improves drainage in long-standing sinus disease. There is no incision on the face.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Front Ethmoid Sinus Air Cells cost?

$5,888

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $8,710.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $13,804Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,202
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $776

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
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

California· 12th of 50

$5,888

IN $14,791WV $575

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.