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Sinus Scope with Nasal Air Cell Removal

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31240

A thin scope is used to access and remove an enlarged, air-filled structure within the nasal passage (a concha bullosa) that can block airflow or contribute to sinus problems. This is done to help improve nasal breathing and reduce related sinus symptoms.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sinus Scope with Nasal Air Cell Removal cost?

$2,687

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$288 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,738 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,913Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $178 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 12th of 51

$2,687

$646 physician + $2,042 facility

CO $4,600MT $469

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.