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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Kentucky 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$195$145 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$251 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $132 to $3,802Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $195

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
$251.19
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$204

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.