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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$155 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$245 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,786Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $135 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $251

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
$288.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
5 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
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th 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.