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Removal Of Front Ethmoid Sinus Air Cells

Texas 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?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $6,918.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $724 to $12,882
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715

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
$724.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$14,791.08
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 27th of 50

$3,715

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.