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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Missouri 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$282$195 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$295 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,623Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $141 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $282

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
$316.23
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
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
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$27.54

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$288

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.