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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Utah 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$191 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$302 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,571Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $158 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $240

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
$158.49
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
6 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
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$251

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.