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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

North Dakota 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$251 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$132 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $132 to $447Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $204 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $251professional $316

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
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
4 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
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 27th of 51

$282

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.