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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31233

A thin lighted telescope is passed into the nose to inspect the nasal passages, and a small opening is made so the inside of the sinus within the cheek can be seen directly. This is an examination: the surgeon looks and may take a sample, but does not carry out a larger repair at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $646 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$363 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$490 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $355 to $7,079Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646professional $550

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,698.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$617

WI $646KY $204

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.