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Removal Of Front Ethmoid Sinus Air Cells

Virginia 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?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $7,079.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,965Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $741

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,332.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 50

$3,467

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.