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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

New York 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 July 2026.

How much does Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus cost?

$275

Typical physician fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $398.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $138 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$954.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$691.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

New York· 24th of 51

$275

AK $646FL $209

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.