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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Pennsylvania 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$141 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$214 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,802Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $132 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $447professional $263

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
$302.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
1 more rate 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
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$263

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.