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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$263$182 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$347 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,202Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $145 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $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
$162.18
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
11 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
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 22nd 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.