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Nasal Endoscopy With View Inside the Cheek Sinus

Washington 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?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $513.

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 $331 · 10th to 90th $148 to $692
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $331

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
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$724.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$123.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 7th of 51

$331

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.