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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Indiana 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$229$132 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$525 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,248Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $120 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 37th of 51

$263

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.