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Removal Of Front Ethmoid Sinus Air Cells

Washington 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $10,715.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $891 to $20,417
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512

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
$912.01
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$32,359.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$15,848.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,230.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$870.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 35th of 50

$2,512

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.