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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Montana 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$245$191 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$204 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $200 to $501Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $129 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $245

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 45th of 51

$245

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.